How an American coach and psychologist brought science to the tennis court.
Vic Braden (1929–2014) was one of the first to consistently apply scientific methods to tennis teaching. Martin Baroch honours him as a pioneer who disproved numerous myths and laid the foundation for many of today's teaching methods.
Summary by The Strong Baseline. Original article: Tribute to Vic Braden (1929–2014/USA) by Dr. Martin G. Baroch on cpta-tennis.org.
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