# @mytenniscoaching on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-12T14:00:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Steve Whelan | International Tennis Coach Developer (@mytenniscoaching) — https://gondola.cc/mytenniscoaching

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Actually ecological coaches do give feedback. It just doesn’t always look like traditional coaching.

Traditional coaching has created a very visible picture of what “good coaching” should look like:

Constant instructions.
Repeated demonstrations.
Immediate corrections.
Frequent interventions.

When coaches talk less, some people assume they are doing less.

But more communication does not automatically produce more learning.

Ecological coaches are often hands off but eyes on.

We carefully observe:

What the player is trying to achieve.
What information is guiding their actions.
What movement solutions are emerging.
How behaviour changes as the task unfolds.
Whether the practice is supporting exploration, attunement or calibration.

We then shape learning through practice design.

We manipulate constraints, create meaningful problems and expose players to information they must learn to interact with.

And yes, we still talk.

But communication has a clearer purpose:

To clarify intention.
Guide attention towards useful information.
Encourage exploration.
Support reflection.
Help players better understand their experiences.

The objective is not to eliminate feedback. It is to stop making players dependent on the coach’s constant instructions and corrections.

Sometimes the most effective intervention is a question.

Sometimes it is changing the task.

Sometimes it is guiding attention.

And sometimes it is remaining quiet long enough for the player to detect the problem and adapt independently.

Less interference does not mean less coaching.

Traditional coaching often teaches players the coach’s preferred solution.

Ecological coaching helps players develop functional solutions that can adapt to the changing demands of the game.

Follow mytenniscoaching for actual evidence-based coach education.

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