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Insider"s Playbook: Smart Strategies for Competitive Senior Tennis Players Over 50

Mike Rogers - Founder of Senior Tennis Unpacked

If you’re over 50 and still driven by competition, Insider’s Playbook is built for you. This podcast goes beyond generic tennis advice and into the strategic, physical, and mental edge senior players need to compete longer and win more matches.Hosted by senior tennis tournament competitor Mike Rogers, and founder os SeniorTennisUnpacked.com, each episode features elite coaches, national champions, and performance experts sharing real strategies to help you move smarter, train efficiently, stay

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00:28:26

Can You Improve Your Serve After 50 Without Changing...

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2026/09/29

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Can you improve your tennis serve after 50 without changing your grip? In this episode of Insider’s Playbook, Ian Westermann joins Mike Rogers to analyze video of a player whose serve was limited by a shallow racket drop. Ian shows her original motion, the changes she made during a lesson, and why he chose to work on her racket position before considering a grip change.You’ll see how

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00:19:00

I Refused a Free Point in a National Final — Here’s...

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2026/09/22

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 In a national final with a Gold Ball on the line, Jeff Greenwald was handed a free point that would have ended the match. Instead, he stopped the official and said, “No, I don’t want the point. Replay the point.” What happened next became one of the defining moments of his competitive career, and a powerful example of how much his identity as a player had changed. In this episode of

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00:23:31

Return of Serve After 50: Five Fixes to Win More...

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2026/09/15

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 For senior tennis players, the return of serve can become one of the most important shots in the game. But too many players over 50 treat the return as simply a way to get the point started instead of an opportunity to immediately put pressure on the server. In this episode of Insider’s Playbook, Ryan Reidy of 2MinuteTennis shares five practical return-of-serve adjustments that can

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00:20:51

Why Pain-Free Doesn't Mean Match-Ready for Senior...

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2026/09/08

👉 FREE LIVE WORKSHOP: Move Better and Win More After 50 | Sept. 23https://www.skool.com/stu-plus/about What happens after the pain is gone? For competitive tennis players over 50, feeling better does not automatically mean you are ready to go straight back into full match play. In this episode of Insider’s Playbook, I talk with former professional hockey player and Matterhorn Fit co-founder Ryan Vesce about why recurring pain may not always be coming from the place you feel it, how movement

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00:19:26

Why You Choke in Tennis Matches (And How to Stop It)...

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2026/09/01

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081What happens when you’re up 5-2, feeling good, and then suddenly tighten up? In this episode of Insider’s Playbook, I’m joined by mental performance coach Jeff Greenwald to talk about one of the most frustrating parts of tennis: why we choke, why we start playing not to lose, and what causes our game to break down under pressure. Jeff explains why players get trapped in

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00:20:34

3 Pro Tennis Techniques Players Over 50 Should Steal...

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2026/08/25

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Watching the pros can make you want to copy everything they do. But which parts of modern tennis technique translate to recreational players, especially as we get older?In this episode of Insider’s Playbook, Ryan Reidy of 2MinuteTennis breaks down three techniques we can borrow from the pros without trying to swing like an ATP player. Ryan explains why so many recreational players

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00:12:40

What Every Tennis Player Over 50 Needs to Know to...

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2026/08/18

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennishttps://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Episode Description: Most "play longer" advice starts backwards. It tells you to stretch more or lift heavier. But Ryan Vesce — a former pro hockey player who now trains older athletes to stay competitive — says everything starts somewhere else: the nervous system. "When you actually have it working as it should," Ryan explains, "your strength automatically goes up, your flexibility

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00:18:10

The Surprising Truth About Pressure in Senior Tennis...

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2026/08/11

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Episode Description: Why Tennis Players Over 50 Get in Their Own Way | Jeff GreenwaldWhy can a 3.5 or 4.0 tennis player sometimes feel more pressure than a professional playing at Wimbledon?For competitive tennis players over 50, the biggest opponent often isn’t standing across the net. It’s the expectations, comparisons, fear of losing, and pressure we bring onto the court with

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00:29:11

Drop Shot Footwork Failing You? Here's What You're...

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2026/08/04

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Most senior tennis players think their drop shot problem is a speed problem. It's not — it's a footwork problem, and it's wrong 90% of the time. In this episode of Insider's Playbook, tennis footwork and video analysis coach Ryan Reidy breaks down the three footwork mistakes that quietly wreck matches for players over 50: mistimed steps at the net on volleys, guessing instead of

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00:22:12

Four Spine Surgeries in His 60s. He's Still Competing...

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2026/07/21

👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Episode Description: Four spine surgeries. A heart arrhythmia during a match. A herniated disc at the World Championships in Budapest. Most players would have quit. Eric Friedman didn't. At 63, Eric is still competing nationally — and what he learned navigating the medical system is something every senior tennis player needs to hear. Eric's story isn't about toughness for its own

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00:21:12

You're Too Old to Change? The Myth Holding You Back I...

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2026/07/14

👉 Be Match Ready as Soon as You're Get on the Court.https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Most senior tennis players believe they're too old to make major changes to their game — so they keep grinding the same strokes, hoping for different results. Eric Friedman didn't buy it. In this episode, Eric breaks down how he rebuilt his forehand into a weapon, switched from a one-handed to a two-handed backhand at an age where most players stop taking risks, and spent a full year losing matches

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00:20:23

Tennis Over 50: Stop Blaming Your Shots - Your...

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2026/07/07

👉 Take my FREE 5-Day Match Ready Challenge: https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 and be match ready as soon as you're get on the court.You'd think good balance just means you don't tip over on changeovers. Richard Brice has assessed hundreds of senior players. Nearly every one of them has a balance problem — and most have no idea it's the reason their serve lost power, their nerves spike at 4-4, and that ache in their knees they keep blaming on age. In this episode, Richard breaks

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00:20:24

Pain vs Injury: What Every Tennis Player Gets Wrong I...

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2026/06/30

👉 Take my 5-Day Match Ready Challenge: https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081and be match ready as soon as you're get on the court. Richard Brice spent 17 years in chronic pain before he figured out what was driving it — and it wasn't weak muscles or tight hamstrings. It was his brain. Richard joined me on Insider's Playbook to break down why most senior tennis players over 50 are fighting a nervous system that's trying to protect them — and what that means for every ache, every

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00:24:47

The Week Before Your Tournament Is Your Biggest...

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2026/06/23

Free Challenge - https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081/aboutTired of taking a set to find your game? Try the free 5-day challenge that has you walking onto the court ready from the very first point. Episode Description: If you've ever dragged yourself onto the court the day after a grueling multi-match tournament day — singles, doubles, repeat — this episode is the debrief you needed.Nathan Martin from Tennis Fitness returns for his third appearance on Insider's Playbook to break down

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00:24:40

Why 'Watch the Ball' Is the Worst Advice in Senior...

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2026/06/16

7 Day Free Trail - https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081/aboutSenior Tennis Unpacked Community You've spent years fixing your forehand, tweaking your footwork, and drilling your backhand — and you're still making the same mistakes. Richard Brice, vision and brain-based training specialist, makes an uncomfortable case: the problem was never your strokes. The problem is your visual system is declining, you're "hit and admiring" instead of recovering, and you're wiring your brain to look at

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00:21:51

Anticipation Beats Speed After 50 — Here's Why I...

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2026/06/09

7 Day Free Trail - https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081/aboutSenior Tennis Unpacked Community Your reaction time is only declining 2–6 milliseconds per decade — and that decline is trainable. The real reason you feel slow on court isn't age. It's anticipation. Tennis Fitness Coach Nathan Martin joins the Insider's Playbook to break down the science of reaction time and tennis agility after 50 — including the specific drills that can produce measurable improvement in as little as six to

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00:19:16

Miss Less, Win More: Consistency for Senior Players I...

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2026/06/02

7 Day Free Trail - https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081/aboutSenior Tennis Unpacked Community Episode DescriptionJonathan Stokke is back for his third appearance, and this time we're getting into the one thing that beats pace, power, and fancy shot-making at every recreational level — consistency. Not the "just keep it in play" advice you've heard a hundred times. Jonathan breaks down exactly why senior players give away points they should be winning, what speed you should be hitting at

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00:20:33

Stop Playing Old, Weak Tennis - This Is All It Takes...

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2026/05/26

7 Day Free Trail - https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081/aboutSenior Tennis Unpacked Community If you're over 50 and skipping the weight room because you think it'll wreck your joints or wear you out before match day — this episode is going to change your mind. Nathan Martin from Tennis Fitness breaks down exactly why strength training isn't optional anymore at our age, why the light-weight-high-rep approach most of us default to is keeping us on the decline, and how just two focused

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00:18:03

Fix Your Overhead: Neutralize the Most Annoying Shot...

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2026/05/19

7 Day Free Trail - https://bit.ly/stu-skool Senior Tennis Unpacked Community 📄 Episode DescriptionWe all know the feeling: you're at the net, feeling like a pro, until that high, slow ball goes up and suddenly you're backpedaling like a panicked crab. Most of us hate lobs because we're terrified of our own overheads, but the truth is, we're making it way harder than it needs to be by taking dangerous technical shortcuts. In this episode, Jonathan Stokke breaks down why the "lobber" isn't actually

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00:19:44

The Tennis Footwork Myth Killing Senior Players (Do...

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2026/05/12

📋 Episode DescriptionMost senior players think they move badly because they're slow. John Craig says that's the wrong diagnosis entirely. In this episode, John — whose "Footplay" system has transformed movement for players well into their 70s — reveals why chasing speed is a trap, and why the real unlock is rhythm, continuous motion, and learning to touch the court instead of hit it. Whether you're stuck flat-footed at the baseline or losing the net battle in doubles, this conversation will

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