The Academy Pathway

Over the years my 147academy has coached players and teams all around the world and I had the honour of working with so many great players. The big lesson I learnt was the smart players are usually the players who develop into the champions. I have written ‘The Academy Player Pathway‘ to give advice on…

Practice Session Structure

One of the most important areas for a player, I believe, is achieving a balance between time spent in solo practice, and time spent in playing practice matches. The right balance must be found for each player individually. As too much to one side or the other, the potential for improvement is lessened. Very few…

Academy Check List

There are a number of key checks done during each lesson in my Academy to monitor a player. Of course this is down to each individual player and level but it is a good starting point. All areas will be videoed and whatever my academy can do to help a player improve will be done:…