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185 What is the Difference Between Officiated and Unofficiated Matches?

If you have listened to past episodes of Tennis Quick Tips, then you already know how much I love to talk about the rules and matches and how that all works. But one thing I've never really talked about, for some unknown reason, is the difference between officiated and unofficiated tennis matches. And specifically, how the rules can be a little different depending on whether you are playing an officiated or an unofficiated match. So in this episode we'll get into the difference between officiated and unofficiated matches and why you should care.GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips185If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It  has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:http://tennisfixation.com/freeIf you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.comMy Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook

184 Corona Virus and Health Precautions for Tennis Players

Hey all! As I’m recording this episode, it’s March 13, 2020 and things in the world are disconcerting, to put it mildly. So because this is having a big impact not just on our lives, but on our tennis lives, I’m doing a super quick podcast episode here about COVID-19, otherwise known as the Corona Virus. You’ll notice there’s no music and none of the other fancy stuff I usually do in my podcasts. I just wanted to put this together quickly because I think this is an important topic for all of us.The fact is that the threat of Corona Virus is quite serious. We all need to do what we can to prevent the spread and “flatten the curve” and if that means not playing tennis for a while, then that’s what I’ll do. But for now, I’m still playing. And while I’m not a doctor, and nothing I say here should be taken as medical advice, I do have a few safety precautions I’m observing to hopefully keep myself and those around me healthy. And I want to let you know what I’m doing so you can think about what you might do if you’re still able to get out and play some tennis. Again, this is not medical advice, just some common sense tips from one tennis player to another.So listen in for my tips or health precautions that I think tennis players can observe to stay health and to help protect the health of others.GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips184If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It  has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:http://tennisfixation.com/freeIf you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.comMy Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook

183 Best of TQT: What To Do When You Win The Spin

Well, here's something I've never done before. I'm going back into the Tennis Quick Tips archives to bring you a "best of" episode! Today, I'm going all the way back to Episode 3 of Tennis Quick Tips, which was called "What To Do When You Win the Spin." And I'm going back to this episode because I not only had a listener recently ask me about this topic, but it also came up in a tennis match I just played.Now, I've never done this before, replay a previous episode. And that's because I have a LONG LIST of things I still have never talked about and want to talk about on this podcast. But I decided to re-listen to this episode, thinking I would update it and add some new info, but it turns out that Episode 3 pretty much did a good job of analyzing this episode and explaining what I think you should do when you win the spin.So, listen in to what I had to say way back in Episode 3 and then I'll give you my thoughts on what I do now when this comes up in my matches. Here it is - a blast from the Tennis Quick Tips past, what to do when you win the spin!GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips183You can quickly get the free cheat sheet I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:http://tennisfixation.com/freeIf you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.comMy Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook

182 Mindset Shift: Every Point Is A Big Point

Well, I’m still talking about the Australian Open! I’m sure I’ll bring up that time I went to the Australian Open in this podcast every chance I get. Anyway, a super critical match that happened while I was there was the quarterfinal match between Roger Federer and up-and-comer Tennys Sandgren from the USA. During this match, Federer performed an absolute miracle, saving - get this - seven match points and ultimately winning the match in five sets. It was truly amazing!So what can you and I get from this Houdini-like performance? In this episode, I'll tell you about what I saw and learned from this match. So keep listening!GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips182You can quickly get the free cheat sheet I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:http://tennisfixation.com/freeIf you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.comMy Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbookThanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis!

181 Tennis Lessons From The Australian Open

Let's talk about the Australian Open! Again! I told you I wasn't going to be able to let this go. In my last episode, I gave you all of my tips for making the most of any professional tennis tournament you might attend. But in this episode, I'm giving you some completely different tips. I'm going to let you know all of the tennis lessons I learned at the Australian Open. And the good news is, these are the kinds of lessons that regular ol' recreational players like you and me can apply to our games to help us play better tennis.GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips181You can quickly get the free ebook I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's packed with my best tennis for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:http://tennisfixation.com/freeIf you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.comMy Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbookThanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis!