# @mytenniscoaching on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcJNhPRjuSZ - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69372502-mytenniscoaching-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/419dbf8d5c.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T14:05:01.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Steve Whelan | International Tennis Coach Developer (@mytenniscoaching) — https://gondola.cc/mytenniscoaching ## Caption 602 comments. One under-14 player. Zero context. From one warm-up clip, strangers diagnosed an injury, condemned her coach and predicted the limits of her career all because her grip did not match their preferred technical model. But what do we actually know? We do not know her injury history, whether she experiences pain, how she performs in competition or whether her grip and movement adapt to different balls and situations. Research shows that different grips create different muscular and loading demands. It does not prove that this individual player will become injured. Tagliafico et al. (2009) found associations between grip types and different locations of wrist injury. Dong et al. (2024) found different muscle-activity and impact-loading patterns between Eastern and Western grips. Neither study supports diagnosing a child from a short video. A player-centred coach would assess function before prescribing change: Can she adapt to different balls? Can she attack, neutralise and defend? Is she effective in match play? Is she experiencing pain? Is the grip limiting her or does it simply look unusual? Changing an established grip is not a neutral intervention. It may disrupt coordination, performance and confidence. Most importantly, this is an under-14 player not a technical model for adults to ridicule publicly. Question movement responsibly. Investigate before intervening. Function before conformity. Follow mytenniscoaching evidence-based, player-centred tennis coaching. Dong et al. (2024), *Life, 14*, 1433. Tagliafico et al. (2009), *AJSM, 37*, 760–767. #TennisCoaching #CoachEducation #PlayerCentredCoaching #SkillAcquisition #YouthTennis ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 56 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 12 ## Tags youthtennis, playercentredcoaching, skillacquisition, coacheducation, tenniscoaching --- Copyright (c) Gondola