Mehrban Iranshad and Peter Freeman Tennis Summit 2021 Livestream Kickoff The 8 Biggest Mistakes In Your Tennis Training
The Tennis Summit 2021 Live Kickoff Party with Mehrban Iranshad and Peter Freeman starts on Sunday, April 18 @ 8PM EST (5PM PST)!
Ask Us Your questions In The Live Chat!
Mehrban Iranshad from Tennis Files (your Tennis Summit 2021 host) and Peter Freeman from Crunch Time Coaching are going to kick off the Summit with a live session on the biggest training mistakes that are holding you back from leveling up your game!
Get ready to launch the summit in style with Mehrban and Pete and ask us all your tennis questions in real time! We’re going to have a lot of fun and give out prizes, so don’t miss this live kick off party with Mehrban and Pete!
Pete has created tons of fantastic free and premium tennis content on Youtube and at Crunch Time Coaching. He also hosts Tennis Con each year and is a great friend of Mehrban and the Summit!
Featured Expert Sessions
DAY 0 (April 18) – Tennis Summit 2021 Kick-Off Party
Mehrban Iranshad & Peter Freeman
April 18, Sunday @ 6:00 PM EDT | 3:00 PM PDT
Tennis Summit 2021 Kick-Off Party:
How to Level Up Your Tennis Game + LIVE Q&A + Prize Giveaways!
Mehrban Iranshad, your Tennis Summit 2021 host, and Peter Freeman from Crunch Time Coaching are going to kick off the first day with a live session on the most important principles you need to know to improve your tennis game! Get ready to launch the summit in style with Mehrban and Pete and ask us all your tennis questions in real time! We’re going to have a lot of fun and give out prizes, so don’t miss this live kick off party with Mehrban and Pete!
DAY 1 (April 19) – Technique Rx1
Jeff Salzenstein
April 19, Monday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
Serve Technique Masterclass: The Body-Serve Connection
Jeff will teach you how to hit more powerful serves by aligning your body’s actions with efficient serve technique. He’ll also cover the most important mental and strategic principles to help you serve more effectively. Jeff broke the top 100 in the world for the first time at the age of 30 (reached #100 in singles) and #69 in doubles on the ATP Tour and is the founder of Tennis Evolution. Jeff is also a USTA High-Performance Coach, USPTA Elite Professional, and highly sought-after mental performance coach.
Dr. Mark Kovacs
April 19, Monday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
A Scientific Approach to Analyzing and Teaching the Modern Tennis Serve
Dr. Kovacs will reveal the biggest reasons why players serve ineffectively and how to correct these mistakes. He’ll also go through a technique checklist to help you master your serve. Dr. Kovacs is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He has trained many top professional tennis players, including John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Donald Young, and Melanie Oudin on peak performance. Dr. Kovacs founded the Kovacs Institute and the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA).
John Craig
April 19, Monday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
The 5 Most Essential Elements of the Serve
John will teach you the five most important techniques to have a consistent and reliable serve. If you want to take your serve to the next level, you won’t want to miss this session! He is a USPTA Elite Professional and RacquetFit Certified Coach with over 35 years of teaching and coaching tennis experience. John played Division I college tennis and has held positions in several prestigious tennis clubs, including the John Wayne Tennis Club, the Four Seasons Resort and Hotel, and the Balboa Bay Tennis Club. John serves as the District President of the USPTA Orange County and is a tennis pro at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. He also delivers online instruction through Performance Plus Tennis and Tennis Evolution.
Gregg Le Sueur
April 19, Monday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
How to Use Your Kinetic Chain to Hit Powerful Groundstrokes
Gregg will reveal how to hit more powerful groundstrokes using your kinetic chain. He will teach you why the kinetic chain is so critical and how to use it to develop dominating forehands and backhands. Gregg is a lead instructor at Online Tennis Instruction, where he has helped countless tennis players drastically improve their technique and strategy through his coaching. In addition to his stellar coaching, Gregg also plays at a very high level and has earned an ATP point.
Peter Freeman
April 19, Monday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
How to Dominate with One Serve: The Slice Serve
Pete will reveal a step-by-step blueprint for dominating your service games with the slice serve. He’ll teach you how to hit nasty slice serves that will pull your opponents way off the court and drive them crazy! Peter has created tons of fantastic free and premium tennis content on Youtube and at Crunch Time Coaching. He was also named the Georgia Pro of the Year. Pete hosts Tennis Con each year for players over 50, leads really fantastic 7-day and 30-day challenges, and is a great friend of Mehrban and the Summit!
Davor Dekaris
April 19, Monday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
The 8 Keys to Hitting Textbook Volleys
Davor will reveal the 8 most critical elements of effective volley technique. If you want to hit more consistent, solid, and deeper volleys, then you won’t want to miss this session! Davor is a Stroke Development and High Performance Coach at Stone Creek Club and Spa. He played on the ITF Futures Tour and in the highest divisions of the German Team Tennis Leagues. He was awarded USPTA Southern Pro of the Year in 2017. Davor is the founder of Tennis Haus, which has grown into a passionate community of tennis coaches and players worldwide
Meike Babel
April 19, Monday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
Perception Drills and How to Read the Ball
Meike will reveal the critical steps you need to take before hitting the ball. She will teach you the best perception drills to judge incoming balls better which will help you adjust your footwork and technique to hit a quality shot. Meike played on the WTA Tour for 10 years and was ranked #27 in singles and #45 in doubles. She is the founder of Meike Babel Coaching, where she focuses on mental skills training and tennis coaching for tennis players of all levels. Meike was the women’s tennis assistant coach at Tulane University and at Vanderbilt University.
Brady Hiete
April 19, Monday @ TBD
LIVE SESSION: Forehand Technique Fundamentals + Player-Submitted Videos!
Brady will teach you the most important fundamentals to hitting big forehands. He’ll also analyze video clips of forehands submitted by the Tennis Summit audience in this special live session! Brady is the co-founder of Daily Tennis Lesson, and has published over 500 instructional videos with over five million views on his DTL Youtube channel. Brady is also the Head Tennis Professional at Top Seed Tennis Academy in Los Angeles.
DAY 2 (April 20) – Technique Rx2
Dr. Mark Kovacs
April 20, Tuesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
Understanding the Language of Tennis Movement and Footwork
Dr. Kovacs will reveal a step by step blueprint for how to develop quicker and more technically efficient footwork. He’ll show you the exact exercises for each step of the process and example workouts to level up your movement and footwork. Dr. Kovacs is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He has trained many top professional tennis players, including John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Donald Young, and Melanie Oudin on peak performance. Dr. Kovacs founded the Kovacs Institute and the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA).
Emma Doyle
April 20, Tuesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
The Feel-Based Approach to Improving Your Tennis Technique
Emma will teach you the feel-based approach to improving your stroke technique. She’ll show you practical solutions to level up your forehand, backhand, serve and volleys using everyday items in your house. Emma is a speaker, coach, expert communicator and mentor, and has helped several professional tennis players reach top 120 WTA rankings. Emma is also a Tennis Australia High Performance Coach and travels the world as a professional speaker specializing in helping people to maximize and live their potential through tennis.
David Bailey
April 20, Tuesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
Footwork Drills You Can Do At Home to Improve Your Movement
Dave will teach you the most important footwork patterns to help you move faster and more efficiently on the court. If you want to improve your footwork, this session is for you! Dave is the creator of the Bailey Tennis Footwork Method, used by top professionals all the way down to the amateur level. Dave has worked with over 21 Grand Slam Players, including Monica Seles, Jarmilla Gajdosova, Zang Shaui, Jelena Dokic, Bethanie Mattek, Anne Kethavong, Misaki Doe, Irina Falconi, and Vince Spadea. Dave has spent over 30 years studying the steps and movements of the top tennis professionals.
Kevin Garlington
April 20, Tuesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
How to Hit a Sick Kick Serve
Kevin will teach you the step by step techniques you need to hit a massive kick serve. If you struggle hitting an effective kick serve, this session is for you! Kevin is the Head Tennis Pro at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Oklahoma and produces online tennis instruction content at Total Tennis Domination and on his YouTube channel. He previously worked with Ian Westermann at Essential Tennis, one of the biggest and most well-known online tennis instructional sites in the world. Kevin is a 5.0+ player and competed at the Division I level at Oral Roberts University, as well as on the Pro Circuit in the US and Spain.
Ramon Osa
April 20, Tuesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
A Step By Step Blueprint for Perfect One-Handed Backhand Technique
Ramon will teach you the technical fundamentals to hitting a consistent and powerful one-handed backhand. If you have trouble hitting effective one-handed backhands, you won’t want to miss this session! Ramon is an expert at helping tennis players discover the fun in tennis, while showing them what they need to do to improve their technique and tactics. Ramon is the founder of Osa Tennis 360, where he produces value-filled and fun tennis videos. He also has an awesome Youtube channel with fantastic tips and advice. Ramon believes that fun, along with the right system to develop world-class strokes and sound fundamentals, is the key to improving your tennis game.
Yann Auzoux
April 20, Tuesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
The 5 Sweet Spot Essentials for Rock Solid Technique
Yann will reveal the five most critical technical adjustments you must make to develop efficient technique on your strokes. He and his student Sultan will demonstrate these techniques on the serve, forehand, backhand, and volleys. Yann invented the SweetSpotter, an innovative tool to help you train your tennis technique by quickly identifying technical inefficiencies. He is also the founder of Tennis Central, which is one of the fastest growing apps in the tennis industry, and Tennis Central X, the most interactive tennis tool for private tennis clubs on the market. The two-time Washington DC coach of the year has appeared as a featured contributor on tennis.com, and has also been a guest coach on FuzzyYellowBalls video lessons. Yann has also coached at Holton Arms High School where he has led the team to multiple championships.
Jeff Salzenstein
April 20, Tuesday @ 3:00 PM EDT | 12:00 PM PDT
LIVE SESSION: Analyzing Your Stroke Technique: Player-Submitted Videos!
Jeff will analyze video clips of different strokes submitted by the Tennis Summit audience! You’ll get to watch a technical master breaking down the mechanics of five different club level players in this special live session! Jeff broke the top 100 in the world for the first time at the age of 30 (reached #100 in singles) and #69 in doubles on the ATP Tour and is the founder of Tennis Evolution. Jeff is also a USTA High-Performance Coach, USPTA Elite Professional, and highly sought-after mental performance coach.
DAY 3 (April 21) – Singles Strategy
Paul Annacone
April 21, Wednesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
How to Level Up Your Game and Get Unstuck
Paul will reveal the top secrets to breaking through plateaus to help you reach the next level in this special interview with one of the best coaches in tennis today. You’ll learn elite strategies and insights used by legends such as Roger Federer and Pete Sampras that you can implement in your training and matches. Paul is a former professional tennis player and one of the world’s leading coaches and commentators in the sport. During his 14 years on tour as a player, Annacone won three ATP titles and reached a career high ranking of No. 12 in singles. He won the 1985 Australian Open doubles title, and finished his career with 14 doubles titles. Annacone worked with some of the most esteemed and accomplished players ever to pick up a racket, including Federer, Sampras, Henman, and Sloane Stephens.
Rick macci
April 21, Wednesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
Grand Slam Habits and Training Secrets to Transform Your Game
Rick will reveal the top habits and training secrets of his grand slam winning students that will help transform your game. With over 247 USTA National Championships since 1985, Rick is one of the most legendary tennis coaches of all time. He has coached five number one players; Venus and Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Andy Roddick, and Maria Sharapova as well as hundreds of world class professionals. Rick is the founder of Rick Macci Tennis Academy, and is also a highly sought out motivational speaker, clinician, and author.
Craig O’Shannessy
April 21, Wednesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
First Ball Shots That Will Win You More Matches [Updated!]
Craig is back on the summit to reveal the top first ball strategies that will take your game to the next level. If you want to learn winning singles strategies proven by data from one of the most world-renowned tacticians in the pro game, don’t miss this session! Craig is widely recognized as the world leader in teaching and analyzing tennis strategy. Craig specializes in this specific area of the sport and created his online Brain Game Tennis programs to teach players, coaches and fans the patterns of play and winning percentages that dominate our sport.
Marc Sophoulis
April 21, Wednesday @ 9:00 AM EDT | 6:00 AM PDT
Singles Strategies to Beat Every Type of Opponent
Marc will show you the most effective strategies to use against every type of singles opponent. If you want to learn exactly how to beat that pesky pusher or sly serve and volleyer that you’re going to face in tournaments and USTA/club level matches, you won’t want to miss this session! Marc is the Head Coach at Melbourne International Tennis School in Melbourne, Australia. He has coached many pros, including Anastasia Rodionova, Arina Rodionova, Dane Propoggia, and Victor Hanescu. Marc has also spoken at conferences around the world and has been a commentator for professional tennis matches.