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2026 Apr 28
The Inner Way of Tennis ft Randall Scott
Randall is a former player, a coach, and now an author of this book, The Inner Way of Tess.
2026 Apr 21
Protect Your Child with BUNKR ft Hannah Keeling
Those of you who've been following the podcast may remember my episode with Hannah last year when we were discussing college tennis.
2026 Apr 14
What is the Role of the College Coach ft Rod Ray
He brings 26 years of coaching experience to us and the things he has seen, the changes he's seen and the ways he's adapted his recruiting and coaching over that time period are really stuff that we can all learn from.
2026 Apr 7
Find a Court Anytime Anywhere with CourtsApp
ft. Daren Hornig
Daren Hornig — founder and CEO of CourtsApp, and owner of the Port Washington Tennis Academy (now John McEnroe Tennis Academy) — joins Lisa Stone to introduce CourtsApp: a single-interface app for discovering and booking racket sport courts across the US and Canada.
2026 Mar 31
Our Family's Tennis Journey
ft. Greg Gilbert
Greg Gilbert — Atlanta-area tennis parent and father of Ariana Gilbert, a senior committed to Florida State University on a full scholarship — joins Lisa Stone for a Season 15 episode tracing the full junior tennis development arc through the father's eyes.
2026 Mar 28
Elite Jr Tournaments: TB or Full 3rd Set?
Todd Widom — Florida-based high-performance junior coach and former ATP touring professional — joins Lisa Stone for an unplanned bonus episode prompted by Widom's social media commentary on the Easter Bowl's mid-tournament format change.
2026 Mar 28
Should Our Elite Jr Tournaments Play a TB or Full 3rd Set?
Todd Widom — Florida-based high-performance junior coach and former ATP touring professional — joins Lisa Stone for an unplanned bonus episode prompted by Widom's social media commentary on the Easter Bowl's mid-tournament format change.
2026 Mar 24
It's All in Your Head ft Josh Burger
Recently published — full transcript and analysis pending. Listen via the audio link.
2026 Mar 17
It's All in Your Head
Sports psychologist Josh Burger joins Lisa Stone to discuss the mental and emotional side of junior tennis, with a strong focus on what parents can do to manage their own emotions and behavior while supporting their child's development.
2026 Mar 10
Find a Court Anytime Anywhere with CourtsApp
ft. Daren Hornig
Daren Hornig — founder and CEO of CourtsApp, and owner of the Port Washington Tennis Academy (now John McEnroe Tennis Academy, Port Washington) — joins Lisa Stone for a Season 15 episode introducing CourtsApp: an app for discovering and booking racket sport courts across the US and Canada.
2026 Mar 10
Tennis Needs an Infusion
ft. Steve Bellamy
Steve Bellamy, creator of the Tennis Channel and live ball, discusses his newest racket sport invention, Tipty -- a short-court, foam-ball sport designed to re-engage the estimated 25 million lapsed tennis players sitting on the sidelines.
College Pathway Source pending
2026 Mar 10
Winning Parents ft Dr. Liya Jacob, Ellie-Rose Griffiths, & Chris Johnson
Recently published — full transcript and analysis pending. Listen via the audio link.
2026 Mar 9
Our Family's Tennis Journey
ft. Greg Gilbert
Greg Gilbert — Atlanta-area tennis parent, long-time ParentingAces community member, and father of Ariana Gilbert — joins Lisa Stone for a Season 15 episode tracing a full junior tennis development journey through the father's eyes.
2026 Mar 8
It's All in Your Head
Josh Burger — sports psychologist, former Division III player at Clark University (Massachusetts), former D1 assistant coach at Sacred Heart University, and founder of Tiebreaker Psychology (launched 2019) — joins Lisa Stone for a Season 15 episode centered on the emotional side of junior tennis for both athletes and p
2026 Mar 3
Winning Parents
ft. Dr. Liya Jacob, Ellie-Rose Griffiths, Chris Johnson
Three UK-based tennis professionals -- Dr.
2026 Feb 24
Junior Tennis is On the RISE
ft. Jeremy Saline
Jeremy Saline, a former Division I baseball player and father of four, shares the story behind On The Rise Tennis (ontherisetennis.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit he founded to help offset the financial burden of competitive junior tennis and build a team environment for young players ages 10-18. The organization provides
2026 Feb 17
The Little Mo Pathway
ft. Lynn, Michael Arage
Lynn and Michael Arage, parents of 8-year-old Olivia from Las Vegas, share their daughter's journey from hitting balloons during COVID lockdown to winning the Little Mo International Slam trophy in December 2025.
2026 Feb 10
Beyond X's and O's
ft. Tony Minnis
Tony Minnis, former LSU women's tennis head coach (21 years) and member of a multigenerational tennis family, discusses his transition from on-court coaching to mental performance work with athletes across multiple sports.
2026 Feb 3
A Unique Tennis Pathway
ft. Reese Brantmeier
Reese Brantmeier, the 2025 NCAA singles champion from the University of North Carolina, shares her unconventional path from a small rural town in Wisconsin where no one in her family played tennis.
2026 Jan 27
Gain Access to the World's Top Coaches
ft. Peter Clark
Peter Clark, founder of Coach Life, discusses his platform that provides video instruction from the junior coaches of top professional players (Alcaraz, Sinner, Draper, Fritz, etc.), now encompassing 34 coaches and 630+ videos. He announces the launch of Coach Life Academy in Fort Lauderdale with Diego Moiano as techni
2026 Jan 20
Fast Track Tennis Development
ft. John Davey
John Davey, CEO and founder of Fast Track Tennis, introduces a patented hardware/software system that enables players to practice tennis at home or in any flat space (garage, driveway, gym, cafeteria).
2026 Jan 13
What You Need to Know to be Recruitable
ft. Shaquana Miller
Shaquana Miller, founder of Next Play Athletics Consulting and current assistant athletic director in Anderson, South Carolina, breaks down the critical academic and compliance steps that student-athletes must complete to be eligible for college athletics.
2026 Jan 6
Take Your Tennis to Europe
ft. Martin Vinokur, Michael LeVan
Martin Vinokur (founder, 52nd year) and Michael LeVan (seven-year veteran coach) discuss Tennis Europe, a summer travel program that takes American juniors ages 13-18 to compete in European tournaments.
2025 Nov 24
The Joy of the Journey
In this solo season 15 premiere, Parenting Aces host Lisa Stone reflects on her own tennis parenting journey -- from her son's first love of college tennis at a University of Georgia summer camp at age 9, through the challenging recruiting process, a difficult freshman year at the wrong school, a successful transfer an
2025 Nov 18
The Secret to Better Coaching
Season 14 finale featuring Duey Evans, a veteran coach and key INTENNSE collaborator, who introduces his framework "communoplasticity" -- the idea that coaches (senders) must rewire how they deliver information to match what each individual receiver can absorb.
2025 Nov 11
The Mental Edge: Tennis Parents, We're Talking to YOU
ft. Jeff Greenwald
Sports psychologist Jeff Greenwald discusses his new book "The Mental Edge for Young Athletes" with a specific focus on the parent section.
2025 Nov 4
Atlas Tennis: Travel, Training, Tourneys
ft. Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro of Atlas Tennis describes his company's international travel-and-tennis program for junior players ages 13-18.
2025 Oct 28
Q&A
ft. Dr. Neeru Jayanthi
Dr.
2025 Oct 21
From Ukraine to US
ft. Veronika Miroshnichenko
Current tour player and coach Veronika Miroshnichenko shares her journey from growing up in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, to training in South Florida at age 14, earning an NCAA All-American career at Loyola Marymount University (6 years, bachelor's and master's degrees), returning to the pro tour (reaching WTA 280 singles / 20
2025 Oct 14
The Rocky Road to Pro
ft. Sky Kim
LA-based coach and entrepreneur Sky Kim shares his journey from South Korea to the IMG Academy (then Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy) on scholarship, reaching top-3 nationally in the 14s, battling three and a half years of injuries (two knee surgeries, two rotator cuff tears, labrum tear) that derailed his pro career,
2025 Oct 7
Better Coaches=Better Players
ft. Kyle LaCroix
Kyle LaCroix, an RSPA Master Professional and founder of SETS (Specialized Educational Tennis Solutions), joins Lisa Stone for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of tennis coaching in America.
2025 Sep 30
Athlete Development: Shifting the Way We Do Business
ft. Sam Parfitt
Sam Parfitt, CEO of the True Athlete Project, discusses his journey from top UK junior player and college tennis at UT-Chattanooga to founding an organization that integrates mindfulness, mentoring, and social impact into athlete development.
2025 Sep 23
What Does it Take to be a Successful Parent/Coach
ft. Quinn Borchard
Quinn Borchard, head professional at Sunset Hills Country Club in Southern California and father/coach to James (age 12, current national #1 in 12-and-under) and Bo (age 9), shares the intimate realities of being a parent-coach.
2025 Sep 16
What Does True High Performance Coaching Look Like
ft. Todd Widom, Michael Joyce
Michael Joyce (former world #62, coached Maria Sharapova for 8 years and Jessica Pagula for 8 years) and Todd Widom (South Florida high-performance coach, multi-time ParentingAces guest) deliver a masterclass on what separates true high-performance development from the shortcuts and point-chasing that plague American j
2025 Sep 10
US Open Juniors Episode 3: The Parents
ft. Various parents at US Open Juniors
The final installment of ParentingAces' three-part 2025 US Open Juniors series features interviews with parents of top junior competitors.
2025 Sep 8
US Open Juniors Episode 2: Finalists & Champions
ft. US Open Junior finalists, champions
Part two of ParentingAces' 2025 US Open Juniors series features interviews with the finalists and champions across all four draws.
2025 Aug 26
US Open Juniors Episode 1
ft. Various
Lisa Stone interviews four players from the 2025 US Open Juniors: Ronit Karki (boys, Wimbledon finalist, committed to Stanford), Taya Froden (girls, SoCal, Wimbledon doubles finalist), Andy Johnson (boys, wild card, made quarterfinals as last American junior in singles), and Christina Panakova (girls, made third round
2025 Aug 19
Why I Sent a Player to Nationals Knowing He Might Not Compete
ft. Jack Newman
Lisa Stone interviews Jack Newman, CEO of Austin Tennis Academy (ATA) for 22 years, about his decision to take alternate-list player Declan to Kalamazoo (the biggest junior tournament in the US).
2025 Aug 12
2025 Aug 5
Beyond DI: Taking a Look at NAIA
ft. Hannah Keeling
Lisa Stone interviews Hannah Keeling, head men's and women's tennis coach at Georgia Gwinnett College (NAIA), about the opportunities NAIA provides for student-athletes beyond Division I.
2025 Jul 29
An INTENNSE Year of Progress
ft. Sadira Ouyang, Parents
Lisa Stone interviews 16-year-old Sadira Ouyang and her parents at the USTA Billie Jean King Girls National Hardcourt 16s/18s at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego.
2025 Jul 22
Our Junior Tennis Journey
ft. Ethan, Eyal Yurconi
Lisa Stone interviews Eyal Yurconi (father/coach, former Israeli top junior, D1 college player) and his 12-year-old son Ethan about their junior tennis journey.
2025 Jul 15
Real Talk on Jr Development
South Florida coaching duo Pierre Arnold (41 years of coaching experience, including a recent stint as volunteer assistant at Brown University) and Todd Widom (Pierre's former student, now coaching partner) deliver a blunt assessment of training gaps in American junior tennis.
2025 Jul 8
In-App Coach Reviews & More from SwingVision
SwingVision CEO Swupnil Sahai returns to ParentingAces to detail three major developments: the new Coach Reviews marketplace (in-app video annotation and remote coaching), the path to ITF silver certification for electronic line calling (ELC), and a motorized SwingStick for automated court detection.
2025 Jul 1
From Bollettieri to the Big Screen
ft. Jordan Cox
Recorded at the INTENNSE Arena in Atlanta, Jordan Cox shares his full tennis journey: starting at age 8, training at Bollettieri/IMG Academy from age 14 to 21 alongside players like Kei Nishikori and Jesse Levine, reaching the junior Wimbledon final in 2009, pursuing a pro career (peaking around world #450), experienci
2025 Jun 26
Developing a Junior Slam Champion
ft. Mark Carruthers
Mark Carruthers, a New Zealand-born coach based in Austria, tells the story of discovering and developing Lily Tagger, the 2025 Roland Garros junior girls champion, from age 9.
2025 Jun 24
A Sit-Down with Rodney Harmon & Drake Bernstein
ft. Rodney Harmon, Drake Bernstein
Recorded at the INTENNSE Arena during opening weekend, this panel discussion features Georgia Tech head coach Rodney Harmon and University of Georgia head coach Drake Bernstein, moderated by Lisa Stone with JY Aubone asking questions.
2025 Jun 17
Tennis is Getting INTENNSE
ft. JY Aubone
Recorded on location at the INTENNSE Arena in Atlanta during qualifying rounds ahead of opening weekend, JY Aubone (INTENNSE Player Relations) walks Lisa Stone through every dimension of the league: format, rules, team structure, fan experience, player welfare, venue design, medical partnerships, and the long-term juni
2025 Jun 10
Winning Words
ft. Adam Blicher
Adam Blicher, a Danish tennis coach, podcaster (since 2015), and author of the book "Winning Words," joins Lisa Stone to discuss the critical -- and often overlooked -- role of communication and pedagogy in tennis coaching.
2025 Jun 3
Attention Intention Execution
ft. Luca Appino
Coach Luca Appino, an Italian tennis coach and talent scout with a storied career that includes signing Kim Clijsters (age 13), Rafael Nadal (age 11), Andy Roddick, Dinara Safina, and Caroline Wozniacki to Babolat, joins Lisa Stone to discuss his Tennis Talents methodology.