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Why Players Look Great in Practice but Struggle in Matches
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Jul 29, 202624:29
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Why do tennis players look technically strong in practice but struggle when they compete? Steve Whelan explores the difference between immediate performance and genuine learning—and asks whether conventional tennis practice creates an illusion of progress.
In this episode of the My Tennis Coaching Podcast, Steve discusses practice transfer, representative learning environments, perception-action coupling and how coaches can design sessions that prepare players for the real demands of competition.
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"Why Players Look Great in Practice but Struggle in Matches" is an episode of My Tennis Coaching Podcast. Runtime 24 min. Published July 29, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
