From Average Joe, To Hitting Like a Pro
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More crosscourts. Countless baskets of serves. The perfect technique. Grinding workouts. I can almost guarantee that some coach has sold you on these methods before. “You’re just not spending enough time on the court or in the gym training”. There’s no question that putting in the reps is key when training to become a great tennis player.

But that’s only part of the equation. I’ve coached every age - from beginners to touring professionals. I’ve seen both juniors and adults taking countless private lessons, hiring hitting partners and grinding through footwork ladders. And yet most of them have either quit playing altogether, or never achieved the success they were after.

Then there were those kids that practiced half the time, never hired a private coach and were making it deep into every draw they entered. What’s the deal? Why do some grind and never seem to get better? While it almost seems to come naturally to others.

More reps isn’t the answer. Planned, focused and zeroed-in training is the difference maker here.

I’ve been down this road as both a player and a coach, and learned the hard truth more than once...
   If you’ve never heard of me, my name is Matt Kuzdub. For nearly 2 decades, I’ve coached tennis players of all ages, at every level and in every possible setting. Juniors, recreational adults, NCAA players and ATP/WTA pros. Throughout my coaching journey, I still had my own tennis aspirations I wanted to fulfill. The kid inside me didn’t want to throw in the towel just yet.

You see, I’ve always had a soft spot for players that were neglected. You know the ones, they work their butts off and don’t seem to get ahead.

I know the feeling - that was me. I always felt like my best tennis days were still in front of me. The problem was, nobody really gave me a chance. So I had to take the long road and figure it out all on my own.

That’s the hard truth but it turns out there was a happy ending…

Let me tell you how I did it - what transpired, and how it led to me working with top international tennis players (and achieving my own personal tennis goals in the process).  


 Here’s my story…    
I’ve been down this road as both a player and a coach, and learned the hard truth more than once...
   If you’ve never heard of me, my name is Matt Kuzdub. For nearly 2 decades, I’ve coached tennis players of all ages, at every level and in every possible setting. Juniors, recreational adults, NCAA players and ATP/WTA pros. Throughout my coaching journey, I still had my own tennis aspirations I wanted to fulfill. The kid inside me didn’t want to throw in the towel just yet.

You see, I’ve always had a soft spot for players that were neglected. You know the ones, they work their butts off and don’t seem to get ahead.

I know the feeling - that was me. I always felt like my best tennis days were still in front of me. The problem was, nobody really gave me a chance. So I had to take the long road and figure it out all on my own.

That’s the hard truth but it turns out there was a happy ending…

Let me tell you how I did it - what transpired, and how it led to me working with top international tennis players (and achieving my own personal tennis goals in the process).  


 Here’s my story…    
 Pre 2005 
I was very coordinated and skilled as a kid. And it wasn’t just tennis - I was able to get good, fairly quickly, at just about any sport I played. Admittedly, I wasn’t the fittest kid in the world though.

Top that off with the fact that I was a bit of a late bloomer and it shouldn’t come as a surprise that universities weren’t calling me with full scholarship offers.

Somehow, in late 2003, I found a way to get a partial scholarship at a division 2 NCAA school. While it wasn’t the best program, it was still my entry into college tennis.

I was 17 at the time and all I wanted to do was play tennis. But I also had enough awareness at the time to realize I needed to get fitter, even if I didn’t know what that meant.

And I genuinely had a curiosity towards fitness at the time. I would read magazines and look up articles online (there wasn’t much at the time). So when it came time to decide on a major - Kinesiology & Exercise Science (as it was called then), was the only degree that was calling me.

I thought “I’ll take what I learn and apply it to my own game”. I was a touch naive; at the time, I thought I could still become a professional tennis player. If only I studied, applied the knowledge and worked my butt off, it could happen. 

 Pre 2005 
I was very coordinated and skilled as a kid. And it wasn’t just tennis - I was able to get good, fairly quickly, at just about any sport I played. Admittedly, I wasn’t the fittest kid in the world though.

Top that off with the fact that I was a bit of a late bloomer and it shouldn’t come as a surprise that universities weren’t calling me with full scholarship offers.

Somehow, in late 2003, I found a way to get a partial scholarship at a division 2 NCAA school. While it wasn’t the best program, it was still my entry into college tennis.

I was 17 at the time and all I wanted to do was play tennis. But I also had enough awareness at the time to realize I needed to get fitter, even if I didn’t know what that meant.

And I genuinely had a curiosity towards fitness at the time. I would read magazines and look up articles online (there wasn’t much at the time). So when it came time to decide on a major - Kinesiology & Exercise Science (as it was called then), was the only degree that was calling me.

I thought “I’ll take what I learn and apply it to my own game”. I was a touch naive; at the time, I thought I could still become a professional tennis player. If only I studied, applied the knowledge and worked my butt off, it could happen. 

2005 to 2008  
   My introduction to strength & conditioning
 
 
 That first year was anything but what I expected. The program wasn’t good. I played #1 in the lineup (which isn’t a good sign for a freshman from Canada). And the only training knowledge I gained was from a few seniors that I’d chat to in the weight room a couple times a week.

Fast forward to year 2 and I found myself at a new school. While it was back in Canada, we had a star-studded team (a number of former nationally ranked players). For context, I was slotted in at #6 on the team - this was a great chance for me to practice with better players.

On top of that, I was finally exposed to my first strength & conditioning program.


   For budgetary reasons, our strength & conditioning coach was working solo, writing programs for every team (male and female). Because of that, he didn’t actually coach the tennis team in-person. But we did receive a training program and a detailed walk-through upon every new cycle.

As the captain of the university tennis team, I was in charge of delivering the program to the remainder of the group. I guess you could say that was my first real exposure to an actual training environment.

Needless to say, that first S&C program was eye-opening. Every training quality was categorized. From warm-ups, to sprint work, anaerobic conditioning, strength training and all the rest. Not only that, there was a weekly progression for each of these training modalities.

I spent the winter off-season months training my tail off. Every aspect of my physical development was improving.

The improvement wasn’t surprising. With such an in-depth program, I was expecting to improve. What shocked me however, was the fact that during this time frame I was getting better on the tennis court too, with only 2 on-court sessions per week!!

How was that possible? Let’s carry on and I’ll tell you all about it.

Oh and we won the title in my senior year too - icing on the cake!
  
 2009 to 2012 
 The Futures Circuit, Coaching Begins and a Master of Science Degree 

 
 We won 2 provincial (state) titles while I played. I had moved up from position #6 to #3 over that 4 year period. But when I graduated in late 2008, I wanted more.

I still had a drive to get better and compete. So I set out for the Futures Tour (the bottom feeder for professional tennis).

I wasn’t blind though - at this time, I knew I wasn’t going to become a pro tennis player. There were simply too many obstacles in my way - lack of proper athletic development in my early years, poor (or very little) tennis coaching and financial restrictions - just to name a few.

But I treated it as a learning experience because I knew I’d end up coaching at some point. I’d compete, but I’d also observe and study my opponents - and not just their game but what they were doing off the court, how they would prepare for matches and what they were doing in the gym.

Over that 12 month stretch, the biggest lessons I learned were that tournament scheduling, managing on-court training around off-court prep AND dealing with fatigue were critical.

There were simply way too many players ‘grinding’ it out. They’d get knocked out of a tournament and start practicing 4-5 hours a day (until the next event / match). But they weren’t getting any better.

Personally, I wasn’t doing a much better job. On weeks where I wasn’t competing, I was training and coaching. At the time, I still wasn’t quite sure which road I’d take - tennis coach or S&C coach - so I decided to do both. A few times a week I was interning at a performance facility - where they were training all sorts of athletes - while coaching tennis at an academy the remainder of the week.

Luckily, I ran into some great coaches (and mentors) during those years. One tennis coach truly opened my eyes to tennis skill + technique development. It all boiled down to one sentence - “technique is a function of tactics”. That changed everything for me.

I began experimenting with this concept in my own play. Instead of trying to hit with ‘the perfect technique’ on every shot, I began prioritizing the tactic and what I wanted to do with the ball. And my game began improving at the speed of light.

I was making fewer errors. I started playing better situational tennis. And ultimately, I was winning more matches against players that formerly would, well, kick my butt.

Now I had this itch to work with the best of the best. But a lot of those players were already employing this strategy (you see, pros don’t focus on technique as much as you think…their strokes are largely solidified).

So what do these players need? They need to stay healthy during the season. They need to develop movement qualities that’ll allow them to express their skill. And they need the ability to do it over and over during the course of a match (and a tournament).

But I didn’t yet have the knowledge or the skills to help these types of players. Knowing that, I decided to earn a Masters of Science degree in Strength & Conditioning. I found the ideal program at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and off I went.

I continued to coach and compete here & there. But it’s also where I learned how to properly lift weights for sports performance. How to incorporate plyometrics into an athlete’s program. And what high-performance training truly meant.

More than anything, that experience gave me the confidence to critically evaluate the training process. To truly understand what it was that the player needed (leaving out the extras…that ‘fluff’ we still see on social media today). 

 2013-2016
 My First Pro Player + Most Tennis Academies Have it All Wrong

 At the time, it felt like I waited an eternity to begin working with a professional player. But within 6 months of completing my degree, I was coaching on the WTA tour.

I was hired as the head S&C coach and the assistant tennis coach to the 2nd ranked Canadian female player (at the time). Despite my best efforts, I was still at the mercy of the head coach.

Practices weren’t what I expected and a lot of it was ‘the same old song and dance’. On the physical side, we had 2 weeks of pre-season (yeah you heard that well). This player competed 11 months of the year (practicing 5-6 days a week during ‘off weeks’) and I was expected to work wonders with her athletic development in the span of 2 measly weeks.

Not only was the programming frustrating, the travel was wearing on me. Within a year I called it quits. In hindsight, maybe I should have stayed the course longer… but I wanted to make a bigger impact, and it just wasn’t happening.

Fast forward a year and I restarted coaching at a tennis academy. We had some really talented junior players and the coaching staff was very eager to have a ‘fresh perspective’.

Early on, things seemed to be going in the right direction. I was able to make my mark on some of the players, incorporating the type of training I thought would accelerate their development. From plyometrics to an early exposure to lifting weights - the kids were all getting better… until…

Nationals rolled around and one of our academy players made the finals of U18s. It was the first time in a long-time that a ‘non-Federation’ player made it to the championship match. And while he put up a good fight, he was outmatched…

Not from a physical perspective, rather from a skill standpoint. The other player was just better at tennis. Period.

I was left scratching my head. 
 2013-2016

My First Pro Player + Most Tennis Academies Have it All Wrong

At the time, it felt like I waited an eternity to begin working with a professional player. But within 6 months of completing my degree, I was coaching on the WTA tour.

I was hired as the head S&C coach and the assistant tennis coach to the 2nd ranked Canadian female player (at the time). Despite my best efforts, I was still at the mercy of the head coach.

Practices weren’t what I expected and a lot of it was ‘the same old song and dance’. On the physical side, we had 2 weeks of pre-season (yeah you heard that well). This player competed 11 months of the year (practicing 5-6 days a week during ‘off weeks’) and I was expected to work wonders with her athletic development in the span of 2 measly weeks.

Not only was the programming frustrating, the travel was wearing on me. Within a year I called it quits. In hindsight, maybe I should have stayed the course longer… but I wanted to make a bigger impact, and it just wasn’t happening.

Fast forward a year and I restarted coaching at a tennis academy. We had some really talented junior players and the coaching staff was very eager to have a ‘fresh perspective’.

Early on, things seemed to be going in the right direction. I was able to make my mark on some of the players, incorporating the type of training I thought would accelerate their development. From plyometrics to an early exposure to lifting weights - the kids were all getting better… until…

Nationals rolled around and one of our academy players made the finals of U18s. It was the first time in a long-time that a ‘non-Federation’ player made it to the championship match. And while he put up a good fight, he was outmatched…

Not from a physical perspective, rather from a skill standpoint. The other player was just better at tennis. Period.

I was left scratching my head. 

2017
Mattspoint Tennis is born
 
 What I started realizing was that - while physical development was of the utmost importance - if you didn’t have the skill to back it up, no amount of physical superiority would overcome that deficit.

You’ve probably seen this before - a retired tour player competes in a weekend event. They’re out of shape but still find a way to roll through the draw - despite competing against players that have been training diligently for years.

They’re just better! They have more skill. They can do what they want with the ball. And so I made a decision. The only way I could truly train players my way was to do it on my own terms.

Within months of that nationals loss, my wife and I moved to Germany and Mattspoint Tennis was born.

It was my shot to start working with players the way I wanted to - the way I believed would develop their skill on the court, while turning them into physical freaks off the court.

Because imagine the following: You have the ability to hit any shot in the book but you can also cover the court like a cheetah. You’ve got precision with your serve but you can also bring the heat. You can hit the ball with depth but you can also do it point after point, deep into the 3rd set.

That was what I set out to do. And that’s what Mattspoint has done! 

 2018 till now... 
 Mattspoint Players Are Killing It 

 
 Since then, I’ve worked privately with hundreds of tennis players. From 2018 to 2020, I took a bunch of 18 year old Canadians that Tennis Canada didn’t want to take a chance on (and frankly, I couldn’t blame them) and turned them into touring players.

In 2020, I helped Marc Polmans reach a career high ATP singles ranking of 116. We changed his entire schedule leading into the 2020 Australian Open (AO). He went from practicing 5 hours on-court a day (sprinkling in some fitness here and there), to dedicating his off-season to a proper S&C program, dialing down his tennis practice hours in the process.

He won his maiden Grand Slam match at the AO, beating a higher ranked player in 5 grueling sets. He said his legs never felt as good deep into a match (for perspective, the previous year he lost in 5 sets and had no juice left in his legs). He also went on to make the 2nd round at Wimbledon and the Roland Garros that year.

When the world changed in 2020, I also decided to help more players, without the need to travel and see them every day. Since then I’ve coached a number of Futures, Challenger and Pro players, along with competitive juniors (and a bunch of club players too).

Not to mention that during this entire time, I was working behind the scenes on my own game. But because of my coaching duties, building a business (and dealing with a toddler at home), I couldn’t practice or train as much as I would have liked.

But based on my learnings from recent years, I knew I didn’t have to spend hours on the tennis court. I was playing a few times a week - but my practices were focused and deliberate. The remaining time, I was training off the court, continuing to improve my athleticism, all while I approached 40 years of age.

 This all culminated at the over 35 National Championships in August 2023. With my 38th birthday around the corner, I was primed to do well at this event (heck, I was secretly preparing for it for years). And everything sort of came together that week.

Unseeded due to a lack of events, my road was anything but easy. In the first round, I took out the #2 seed in a grueling 3-set battle. After that match, however, I felt calm and relaxed. I took it to the rest of the draw, beating the 4th, 3rd and 1st seeds on-route to the title.

I played the exact opposite to what you’ll see in most matches at this level. Instead of ‘grinding’ out points, I was able to play aggressively. This was in large part due to my improved skill and tactical prowess over the years BUT it was also due to my superior athletic abilities compared to my peers. You can’t play aggressively without movement capabilities that allow you to get to balls with time and to strike them with power!

It took me nearly 2 decades, well over the mythical 10,000 hours of practice and thousands of dollars worth of formal and informal education to feel like I had control over what I was doing on the tennis court. To feel strong, powerful and unbeatable from a physical standpoint.

Let me save you years of trial and error - not to mention money and effort by sharing the 3 most important lessons I learned over those formative years. 

Here are the 3 most important tennis lessons I've learned:
 1. Quality trumps quantity 
 Earlier I mentioned how many mistakes I made early on. One of the biggest was that I thought I could just outwork everyone and ‘catch-up’ to them in terms of skill and performance.

I would hit tons of tennis balls, not really having a clear aim or focus with my tennis practices. I had seen the old videos of Agassi hitting ball after ball and convinced myself that the key was more volume…thinking that it would all magically translate into better tennis.

But all that extra volume and not only was I not getting the results I wanted, my game as a whole just wasn’t improving. The main problem was that I wasn’t playing the right shot, at the right time, with the correct technique for said shot (more on that later).

And when a mentor of mine explained that at my age, not only was it not sustainable to hit so many tennis balls, it was counterproductive. He told me that I needed to work on quality. Luckily, he put me through the ringer and took me under his wing.

For instance, instead of just hitting a million crosscourt forehands, we would work on perceiving the oncoming ball and striking it better. Once I could do that reliably, he’d set up mini-tasks - like trying to hit sets of 8 balls in a row past the service line. Or hitting 80% of my slice serves in the appropriate target zone. And on improving decision making, so that I would choose the correct shot for the situation at hand.

So I stopped worrying about how much time I was practicing per day or per week, and I started focusing on having quality practices with clear objectives. And boy did that work.

Now when I made a mistake, I could quickly figure out why I made it and reset. Was it a perception error? In other words, did I not read the ball well? Or maybe I was slow reacting to the ball. Or did I make a poor decision and misread the tactic? Or I did all the right things but just didn’t execute?

I always wished someone would have taught this to me when I was a developing junior. In any case, I realized that I could STILL improve - and you can too. Just follow these steps:

1. Stop thinking “I just need to hit more balls” is going to get you better, it won’t.

2. Start setting up mini-tasks during your practice sessions- things that will challenge your ability to track the oncoming ball, that will improve your decision making and that will force you to stay with a task UNTIL it’s complete.

3. Do this for every facet of your game - baseline, transition, netplay, serve and return - and you will see your game transform right before your eyes. 
 1. Quality trumps quantity 
 Earlier I mentioned how many mistakes I made early on. One of the biggest was that I thought I could just outwork everyone and ‘catch-up’ to them in terms of skill and performance.

I would hit tons of tennis balls, not really having a clear aim or focus with my tennis practices. I had seen the old videos of Agassi hitting ball after ball and convinced myself that the key was more volume…thinking that it would all magically translate into better tennis.

But all that extra volume and not only was I not getting the results I wanted, my game as a whole just wasn’t improving. The main problem was that I wasn’t playing the right shot, at the right time, with the correct technique for said shot (more on that later).

And when a mentor of mine explained that at my age, not only was it not sustainable to hit so many tennis balls, it was counterproductive. He told me that I needed to work on quality. Luckily, he put me through the ringer and took me under his wing.

For instance, instead of just hitting a million crosscourt forehands, we would work on perceiving the oncoming ball and striking it better. Once I could do that reliably, he’d set up mini-tasks - like trying to hit sets of 8 balls in a row past the service line. Or hitting 80% of my slice serves in the appropriate target zone. And on improving decision making, so that I would choose the correct shot for the situation at hand.

So I stopped worrying about how much time I was practicing per day or per week, and I started focusing on having quality practices with clear objectives. And boy did that work.

Now when I made a mistake, I could quickly figure out why I made it and reset. Was it a perception error? In other words, did I not read the ball well? Or maybe I was slow reacting to the ball. Or did I make a poor decision and misread the tactic? Or I did all the right things but just didn’t execute?

I always wished someone would have taught this to me when I was a developing junior. In any case, I realized that I could STILL improve - and you can too. Just follow these steps:

1. Stop thinking “I just need to hit more balls” is going to get you better, it won’t.

2. Start setting up mini-tasks during your practice sessions- things that will challenge your ability to track the oncoming ball, that will improve your decision making and that will force you to stay with a task UNTIL it’s complete.

3. Do this for every facet of your game - baseline, transition, netplay, serve and return - and you will see your game transform right before your eyes. 
 2. Stop trying to do it all at once 
   Have you ever had a moment where you said, “enough is enough, I want to get better”? Every time this happened to me, I’d set up this elaborate training plan. I’d schedule daily practices (sometimes multiple times a day). I’d do all the gym work, agility and conditioning drills I could.

That would last about a week (maybe 2). And I see this time and again - players thinking they can do it all, 7 days a week, all year round. The reality is, that’s not possible.

You don’t want to burn out after the first 2 weeks of training, like I did, do you? That’s a lot of training time missed recovering to get back at it.

Personally, I knew I needed a different approach.

It was at that time that a mentor of mine shared a number of sports science textbooks with me. And in one of the early chapters of a book titled Supertraining, it all started making sense to me.

Training is a form of stress. Not just to the working muscles or the heart but to all the systems of the body (endocrine, skeletal, respiratory, nervous system and so on). So if we want to improve our nervous system’s ability to recruit more fast-twitch muscle, for example, then we need to find a way to stimulate (to place a stress onto) that system.

At the same time, for that system to adapt (change in a positive way), we need to recover from the stress we applied. Lightbulb moment - we need both stress AND rest to adapt…to improve.

As I was studying and learning about all these principles, I began applying them to my own training regime. Coming from Canada, court time isn’t exactly easy to find in the winter months. No problem, I would take this time to reduce my on-court time while prioritizing strength and power in the weight room. Once the spring season arrived, I’d reduce my gym time and prioritize my movement and tennis skill training.

This worked wonders. I’d still tackle all the various aspects of training, but I would turn the volume up and down, depending on what the priorities were during that time of year.This approach doesn’t just work for me. It’s worked for players like Marc Polmans (former ATP 116), Elise Mertens (WTA top 30 player) and a host of others, from pros to club players alike.  

 2. Stop trying to do it all at once 
   Have you ever had a moment where you said, “enough is enough, I want to get better”? Every time this happened to me, I’d set up this elaborate training plan. I’d schedule daily practices (sometimes multiple times a day). I’d do all the gym work, agility and conditioning drills I could.

That would last about a week (maybe 2). And I see this time and again - players thinking they can do it all, 7 days a week, all year round. The reality is, that’s not possible.

You don’t want to burn out after the first 2 weeks of training, like I did, do you? That’s a lot of training time missed recovering to get back at it.

Personally, I knew I needed a different approach.

It was at that time that a mentor of mine shared a number of sports science textbooks with me. And in one of the early chapters of a book titled Supertraining, it all started making sense to me.

Training is a form of stress. Not just to the working muscles or the heart but to all the systems of the body (endocrine, skeletal, respiratory, nervous system and so on). So if we want to improve our nervous system’s ability to recruit more fast-twitch muscle, for example, then we need to find a way to stimulate (to place a stress onto) that system.

At the same time, for that system to adapt (change in a positive way), we need to recover from the stress we applied. Lightbulb moment - we need both stress AND rest to adapt…to improve.

As I was studying and learning about all these principles, I began applying them to my own training regime. Coming from Canada, court time isn’t exactly easy to find in the winter months. No problem, I would take this time to reduce my on-court time while prioritizing strength and power in the weight room. Once the spring season arrived, I’d reduce my gym time and prioritize my movement and tennis skill training.

This worked wonders. I’d still tackle all the various aspects of training, but I would turn the volume up and down, depending on what the priorities were during that time of year.This approach doesn’t just work for me. It’s worked for players like Marc Polmans (former ATP 116), Elise Mertens (WTA top 30 player) and a host of others, from pros to club players alike.  

  3. Get out of your own head  
  
 
 I once believed that every detail of my swing needed to be perfect. Back then, I didn’t have access to slow motion video so I would study still image sequences of the best players in the world - thinking “if only my stroke looked exactly like ‘X’ player, my tennis problems would disappear”.

Technique is important - no question - but with so many variations of how to swing the racquet, is there really ‘one’ perfect way to hit a forehand or serve in tennis? Do you see the problem here? I wasn’t focusing on the things that actually mattered - like striking the ball in the center of the strings, being ‘on-time’ or having a clear intention on every ball I hit.

At one tournament, a more experienced player said to me “your strokes look great but there’s just not much on your ball”. By then, I knew what was wrong - I was still focusing too much on what my stroke looked like. I had to change if I wanted to improve my ball quality, ultimately, playing better tennis.

So I started focusing less on technique, on myself, and more on external factors. Things like hitting the ball flush, my ball flight, specific targets on the court and decision-making.

For the first time in my life, I finally got out of my own head. I worried less about my strokes and more about what the ball was doing to my opponent - how I could hurt them with it - and it worked!

Why did it work? As a keen learner, I wanted to know more. Digging into the research on skill acquisition in sport, I found several studies that showed the same results - when you focus more on ‘external’ factors (instead of internal ones like where you need to place your elbow during a forehand), improvements tend to be better in the long run! We end up ‘solving’ the problem and in the process, our technique actually improves too (without having to consciously focus on it).

If you want these same results, follow the following steps:

1. Unless you’re a complete beginner and you don’t even know how to hold the racquet, your strokes are ‘more or less’ the way they’re going to be. So stop over-analyzing them!

2. Focus more on external factors - like what target you want to hit towards, how much spin you want on the ball and so on. Your body will adapt the technique to fit your goal!

3. Use less basket drills and more live ball hitting (there’s positive research on that too). You’ll transfer more of your practice to the match court than ever before!   

  3. Get out of your own head  
  
 
 I once believed that every detail of my swing needed to be perfect. Back then, I didn’t have access to slow motion video so I would study still image sequences of the best players in the world - thinking “if only my stroke looked exactly like ‘X’ player, my tennis problems would disappear”.

Technique is important - no question - but with so many variations of how to swing the racquet, is there really ‘one’ perfect way to hit a forehand or serve in tennis? Do you see the problem here? I wasn’t focusing on the things that actually mattered - like striking the ball in the center of the strings, being ‘on-time’ or having a clear intention on every ball I hit.

At one tournament, a more experienced player said to me “your strokes look great but there’s just not much on your ball”. By then, I knew what was wrong - I was still focusing too much on what my stroke looked like. I had to change if I wanted to improve my ball quality, ultimately, playing better tennis.

So I started focusing less on technique, on myself, and more on external factors. Things like hitting the ball flush, my ball flight, specific targets on the court and decision-making.

For the first time in my life, I finally got out of my own head. I worried less about my strokes and more about what the ball was doing to my opponent - how I could hurt them with it - and it worked!

Why did it work? As a keen learner, I wanted to know more. Digging into the research on skill acquisition in sport, I found several studies that showed the same results - when you focus more on ‘external’ factors (instead of internal ones like where you need to place your elbow during a forehand), improvements tend to be better in the long run! We end up ‘solving’ the problem and in the process, our technique actually improves too (without having to consciously focus on it).

If you want these same results, follow the following steps:

1. Unless you’re a complete beginner and you don’t even know how to hold the racquet, your strokes are ‘more or less’ the way they’re going to be. So stop over-analyzing them!

2. Focus more on external factors - like what target you want to hit towards, how much spin you want on the ball and so on. Your body will adapt the technique to fit your goal!

3. Use less basket drills and more live ball hitting (there’s positive research on that too). You’ll transfer more of your practice to the match court than ever before!   

Enter Mattspoint Pro:

These are just a handful of the lessons I’ve accumulated over the years as both a coach AND a tennis player myself. And the reason I got into this field was to help tennis players avoid the same mistakes I made. I want to see players actually improve.

Mattspoint Pro is the solution. It’s a 1-on-1 coaching program that leaves all the fluff behind, and gets you training the right way.

No more disappointing defeats because you had no juice left in the 3rd set. No more excessive soreness because you were told to serve a million balls. No more guessing which exercises to do, in order to gain strength, power, and move and hit like a tennis freak. 

Here’s a quick breakdown of what you’ll get by joining Mattspoint Pro:

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Test & Assess
 

  •  How’s your endurance, power and speed?
  • What are your strengths vs weaknesses?
  • What’s a typical training week like?
  • We find out where you’re at and start from there.  

Warm Ups

  •  General activation pre-training
  • Specific movements pre-tennis
  • Shoulder-care
  • Mini-tennis drills + games to improve feel 

Speed & Agility
 

  •  First step + acceleration ability
  • Max speed development
  • Improved braking qualities
  • Specific perception + reaction training 

Strength & Power
 

  •  Put on more functional muscle
  • Generate more force
  • Develop ‘fast-twitch’ ability
  • Build structure for injury prevention 

Mobility  

  • Open up ranges with static flexibility
  • Learn to use your range dynamically
  • Get strong in deep & sticky positions 

Conditioning
 

  •  Build the aerobic engine
  • Increase your anaerobic repeatability
  • Transfer it to the match with on-court capacity drills 

Skill Development
 

  •  Focus on the right cue
  • Build skills instead of perfect technique
  • Improve ball quality for good  

Tactical Training  
 

  • Become a tactical master
  • Know what decision to take and when
  • Combine skills with tactics for elite performance 
 
What to expect with MP Pro:

When you sign-up to MP Pro, you'll get instant access to:

  • assessment process, ensuring we start you off at the right spot
  • your first tennis lesson (the MOST important one of your life)
  • the Mattspoint training app, including additional tennis tips & drills
  • a customized physical training program
  • weekly check-ins, video reviews & more
  • 24/7 coaching support via chat (message me anytime!)
  • bonus: detailed tennis & fitness warm-up routines

On top of that, we'll keep track of your strength metrics, court speed, serve pace and rally consistency to make sure you're making progress. 

Mattspoint Pro Physical Training
A *NEW* Tennis Lesson Every Week
All-Access to New Programs and Content
24/7 Support and Feedback
Mattspoint Plus Mobile App
Full Access to Coaching For Further Questions
Everything YOU Need PLUS More to Become a Skilled and Athletic Beast on the Tennis Court
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mattspoint Pro?
Mattspoint Pro is a one-on-one coaching service. You'll have direct access to performance coach, Matt Kuzdub, who will guide you through on-court & off-court training. You'll be fit and ready to play your best tennis yet.
Can I do this program if I'm under 18?
Sure. As long as you have consent from your parents (and ideally, someone supervising your workouts), you’re more than welcome to join the program.
What happens when I join?
We'll immediately get started by reviewing your tennis, going through basic tests and planning out your training program.
What if I don't like it?
I'm sure you'll love it! But if you don't you can cancel the program anytime.
Do I need equipment?
Yes, it’s ideal to have basic equipment (dumbbells, barbells, squat rack, med balls, cardio equipment) AND some space (like a tennis court) for sprinting, agility and plyometric training. 
Who isn’t this for?
If you’re here for ‘tennis-specific’ training, footwork/ladder drills or gummy band workouts, this is not for you. We’re going to train and we’re going to train hard. You will build strength, speed, elasticity, mobility and endurance. We’ll also help you transfer these qualities to the tennis court. No fluff here. 
Is this a good fit for me?
If you've tried EVERYTHING and still haven't improved, than Mattspoint Pro is for you. I'm in the results business - if you don't improve, I'll refund you every penny, no questions asked. 
Will I get support?
I’m here every step of the way. You can message me 24/7 if you ever need help with form, a training question or more. We'll also get on a monthly call to check your progress and make adjustments if needed.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mattspoint Pro?
Mattspoint Pro is a one-on-one coaching service. You'll have direct access to performance coach, Matt Kuzdub, who will guide you through on-court & off-court training. You'll be fit and ready to play your best tennis yet.
Can I do this program if I'm under 18?
Sure. As long as you have consent from your parents (and ideally, someone supervising your workouts), you’re more than welcome to join the program.
What happens when I join?
We'll immediately get started by reviewing your tennis, going through basic tests and planning out your training program.
What if I don't like it?
I'm sure you'll love it! But if you don't you can cancel the program anytime.
Do I need equipment?
Yes, it’s ideal to have basic equipment (dumbbells, barbells, squat rack, med balls, cardio equipment) AND some space (like a tennis court) for sprinting, agility and plyometric training. 
Who isn’t this for?
If you’re here for ‘tennis-specific’ training, footwork/ladder drills or gummy band workouts, this is not for you. We’re going to train and we’re going to train hard. You will build strength, speed, elasticity, mobility and endurance. We’ll also help you transfer these qualities to the tennis court. No fluff here. 
Is this a good fit for me?
If you've tried EVERYTHING and still haven't improved, than Mattspoint Pro is for you. I'm in the results business - if you don't improve, I'll refund you every penny, no questions asked. 
Will I get support?
I’m here every step of the way. You can message me 24/7 if you ever need help with form, a training question or more. We'll also get on a monthly call to check your progress and make adjustments if needed.
The cost of Mattspoint Pro is $299/month

While that might seem like a significant monthly expense, consider for a moment that a set of new tennis racquets, shoes, a bag, strings, apparel and all the rest will cost you thousands of dollars each year.

And none of those things will automatically equate to better tennis. And I guarantee you that Tennis Warehouse won’t refund you your money if you don’t win the club championships.

But I will! All you have to do is commit to the process - to the program that I will personalize FOR YOU.

And if you do that and you STILL aren’t getting to more balls, striking the ball powerfully and playing better than before, I’ll refund you every penny.

Again, you’ll get everything I outlined above - along with direct access to me - for only $299 per month.

You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll improve if you just follow my guidance - both in the gym and on the court.

Either you become a tennis freak or you get your money back. There’s nothing to lose! Click on the link below and we’ll get started immediately. 

The cost of Mattspoint Pro is $299/month

While that might seem like a significant monthly expense, consider for a moment that a set of new tennis racquets, shoes, a bag, strings, apparel and all the rest will cost you thousands of dollars each year.

And none of those things will automatically equate to better tennis. And I guarantee you that Tennis Warehouse won’t refund you your money if you don’t win the club championships.

But I will! All you have to do is commit to the process - to the program that I will personalize FOR YOU.

And if you do that and you STILL aren’t getting to more balls, striking the ball powerfully and playing better than before, I’ll refund you every penny.

Again, you’ll get everything I outlined above - along with direct access to me - for only $299 per month.

You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll improve if you just follow my guidance - both in the gym and on the court.

Either you become a tennis freak or you get your money back. There’s nothing to lose! Click on the link below and we’ll get started immediately. 

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