No Strings Attached Show – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This is the first session of its kind where you guys asked me a bunch of questions and I responded to all of them. If you have more questions please ask them below. Also you can follow me on instagram and ask me questions there: https://www.instagram.com/bgd.tennis/

A past winner of Tennis Canada’s triumvirate of awards—Course Facilitator of the Year, Tennis Professional of the Year, and Coach of the Year—Simon Bartram leads the club’s tennis operations. Certified as a Level 4 Coach and Club Pro 3 by Tennis Canada, and a former ATP-ranked competitor, Simon has been a central part of Toronto Lawn Tennis since 1990. With nearly unrivalled experience in all facets of tennis, Simon has coached former WTA players, and is a past recipient of the Tennis Canada Coaching Excellence Award for his work with Daniel Nestor and other members of the Sunshine Cup winning team.

Miron began coaching at the Richmond Hill Country Club in 2008 primarily starting with recreational level players working his way up the ladder. He was awarded The Gary Caron National Scholarship Award in 2012 awarded the top Under 30 coach in Canada.  Miron has been a Team Ontario Provincial Coach for over 5 years and also a Tennis Canada Mentor Coach travelling internationally with the likes of Felix Auger-Ailliasime when he was U14. In 2019 Miron received a Tennis Canada Coaching excellence award. Miron is a certified Level 3 coach, he was previously in charge of RHCC High Performance Program and is currently the Director of Racquet Sports at the Richmond Hill Country Club while being heavily involved in all aspects of
the club's overall well-being.

Pierre Lamarche (born January 2, 1947) is a Canadian former tennis player and coach.

Raised in Montreal, Quebec, Lamarche played collegiate tennis in the United States for Mississippi State University and was known for having a fiery on court persona. He made a solitary Davis Cup appearance for Canada in 1974, featuring in the doubles rubber of a tie against Mexico in his home province, which he and Réjean Genois lost to Raúl Ramírez and Vicente Zarazúa. From 1991 to 1996 he served as the team's non playing captain and steered the Canadians into the World Group for the first time. He founded tennis academy Ace Tennis in Burlington, Ontario and in 2004 was inducted into the Tennis Canada Hall of Fame for his contributions as a coach.

A successful junior, Fontang won the Petits As in 1984 and was the French 16s champion in 1986.

Fontang had his best year on tour in 1991 when he reached two ATP Tour finals. He was runner-up in the San Marino Open and won a tournament in Palermo.

The following year he reached the quarter-finals at Palermo and was also a quarter-finalist in the Estoril Open. At these tournaments he had wins over three top 40 players, Franco Davín, Javier Sánchez and Fabrice Santoro.

Fontang took part in seven French Opens but didn't register a win until his final attempt, in 1997, when he defeated Patrik Fredriksson in the opening round.

He later became coach of Jérémy Chardy and remained with him for 12 years. During this time Chardy won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, won ATP 250 title in Stuttgart and reached the fourth round of the French Open the next year.Fontang is the current coach of Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Coaching history of Frederic Fontang :

- coach of Caroline Garcia from March 2011 to June 2012. Final US Open Juniors and semi Final at French open Juniors

- coach of Vasek Pospisil from October 2012 until August 2016. from no 140 to no 25 ATP singles ranking and career high in doubles no 4

- coach of Felix Auger-Aliassime from Jan 2017 until now. semi final masters 1000 Miami 10 finals on ATP TOUR best ranking so far no 6.

Philip Bester (born October 6, 1988) is a Canadian former professional tennis player from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bester was a finalist at the 2006 junior French Open. In doing so he became the first Canadian male to reach a Grand Slam final in singles.

Rob has played competitive sports since he was 8 years old. Developing in academies and athletics at a high level in hockey, baseball and volleyball. Rob has trained athletic development for the last 10 years in multiple sports including hockey, baseball, football, soccer, tennis and track. The focus for the last few years has been on holistic athletic development, as well as child development/ neurology and development of athletic systems to get the most performance out of his athletes by training the entire body and all of its functions.

Jon is a strong Coach 3 Club Pro 3 joining us after his last 15 years developmental coaching. He spent his career developing provincial and national juniors working with the Toronto Tennis Academy, U10 and U12 provincial teams and as a National Coach. Jon was awarded a National Coaching Development Award in 2015.  Over the past five years, he has been dedicated to coaching one player who is currently 1400th in the junior ITF rankings while traveling over North America, the Caribbean and Europe. Jon values giving back to the coaching community and has been heavily involved in coaching leadership. He has been an Ontario Coach Developer for the past 9 years delivering courses on behalf of the OTA and Tennis Canada. 

Outside of tennis Jon also pursues other athletic endeavours. He is currently passionate about rock climbing, hiking and snowboarding but is happy to perform in any sport. Jon also has a musical side and toured across Canada with his band prior to joining the world of tennis. 

Séverine Tamborero is a high performance coach, speaker, consultant and author. Being involved in the tennis world for more than 30 years, she graduated from the National Institute of Coaching in Montreal and holds her Level 4 National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).

Séverine is a renowned speaker and consultant. She works with parents, athletes, coaches and federations in various sports. She is the author of the book « Casser le Moule » and co-author of the book “La performance à quel prix” ». She has been with Tennis Canada since 2000 as a coach and director of development for ages 10 and under and high performance clubs. Regularly invited on various media platforms, she is asked to share her opinions on subjects often related to the prejudices and stereotypes encountered in the sports world. She is also asked for her advice and recommendations so that parents and coaches can ensure the healthy development of an athlete.

Séverine led the National Wheelchair Tennis Team from 2000 to 2009, competed in three Paralympic Games (Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008) and numerous World Cups with the Men’s National Team.

Alastair is the owner and Tennis Director of The Supreme Court, including The Supreme Court Tennis Club’s in Toronto and Sierra Vista, Arizona. Alastair is one of only a handful of Tennis Canada Coach 3 and Club Professional 3’s in the country. Alastair has helped athletes achieve 3 National Titles and 7 Provincial Titles since 2019 and has helped develop ITF juniors to reach rankings as high as #53 in the world, including wins over Junior Grand Slam finalists.