And, now, the final installment (at least, for now!) . . . Today's post includes advice directly from the horse's . . . er, coach's . . . mouth.  I am lucky to have access to some brilliant tennis minds who are willing to share their expertise.  My best advice to

Now that I've shared my family's coaching experiences with you, let's get back to the basics here - what's the best way to choose a coach for YOUR child? I was going to create a fancy flowchart (and may still do that when I hone my graphics skills a little more)

Our family, like most of yours I'm guessing, kind of fell into our first tennis coach's lap.  In our suburban oasis, we have a neighborhood pool and tennis courts.  One summer shortly after we moved in, a neighbor organized a little swim/tennis camp for the elementary school kids.  I signed