Why put off tomorrow what you can do today?
''Lets just have one lesson on the serve''.....''Sure''......''I must warn you i have had many lessons and no one has managed to sort out my serve!''.....''Oh that was good, i enjoyed that lets do some more''
Once you have someone for there first ever lesson, make sure for certain its not the last! I always say if something cannot be fixed within 2 minutes or 20 serves then its not worth fixing or you don't really know what you are doing!
Make sure at the end of the lesson that your student no matter who has an understanding of what to do and how to do it. Ask them when they will next practice this in a live situation and constantly check. You may have fixed it but its easy to slip back if the practice isn't constant. Set some practice homework for your students to commit to and you will be fine.
Don't forget word of mouth is more powerful than any advertising! Brochures and posters just back up your on court work and skills.
If you have spare time ensure you get the letters out to the more talented students in other groups inviting them back for more sessions at a later date.
On a personal note my book Tennis Psychology made Easy is starting to sell well, eclipsing the famous book Smart Tennis on Wednesday as we write. Although this may be because everyone has got a copy at this stage! My efforts to get the book in to local shops in Wimbledon have paid off i now get to provide them with copies on demand. I want thousands to be sold over Wimbledon infact more. Maybe this can be the start of something new.
After all time waits for no one!
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