A1 tennis academy wrote:

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You will see a leaner fitter Marcus in 2014 - as you saw a leaner fitter Marcus in 2013 compared with 2012 ! 

And we appreciate the constructive critism even if it is emphasising the obvious at times -

what might be useful is suggestions that might not be so obvious 

Eg accomodation hosts , sources of sponsored kit , best challenger tournaments to compete  , Details of other individuals who could expand what I have pioneered to more players , more supporters at futures tourmaments eg 6 people watched Wrexham futures final mostly parents of ball boys /girls . 

Mess not a lot greater at Roehampton which was a great venue 

 

 

 

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If it's so obvious, why doesn't the young man concerned just do something permanent about it, instead of doing a bit here and there, and aiming to complete the job at some unspecified point in the future. Otherwise the next thing could be that he's too old for it to be worth taking action. The obvious tends to have a bigger impact than the subtle, doesn't it?

At Roehampton recently when JM took in form Dan cox to close tie break first set  i was told by a supporter that jathan malik was told by the LTA that he was too small like Marcus for different reasons he appears to have slipped through the net Luckily his coach Phillip is not a money monster and is hugely committed and they work on a shoe string & a huge amount of dedication & commitment .

- its obviously spurred JM  on and he attentions deserves  financial support  I would like to help but already over budget  unless can raise addition funds . I  need  volunteer fund raisers to help raise funds to financially support & mentor players like Jathan . 

I will keep banging away until Start getting some help for a deserved cause ! 

Its the 5 P's of winning as you have already found out I am if nothing else extremely 

Persistent  . Do underestimate the resolve of gary lewis - I never give up ask my competitors ! Lol 

A1 tennis academy wrote:

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I will keep banging away until Start getting some help for a deserved cause ! 

Its the 5 P's of winning as you have already found out I am if nothing else extremely 

Persistent  . Do underestimate the resolve of gary lewis - I never give up ask my competitors ! Lol 

 

 

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Bang away as much as you like Mr Lewis - just do it on a single thread - so we can either engage with you, disagree with you or simply ignore you without it disrupting all the other threads which help us keep upto date with everything GB tennis!

If you are persistent, can you please have a fireside chat with Mr Willis about his conditioning and encourage him to be like-minded!! We are all rooting for him, but it's difficult to be too optimistic when, as you say yourself, he's not really tackled the "obvious" thing that could take him up 2 or 3 levels. If he was just a player who could sneak into the top 350, I probably wouldn't get too repetitive about it, but he's obviously so much better than that. Or rather, he isn't until he pulls his finger out on out-conditioning his opponents. Talent is just a small part of what it takes......

thank you, Sir.

A1 tennis academy wrote:

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I will keep banging away until Start getting some help for a deserved cause ! 

Its the 5 P's of winning as you have already found out I am if nothing else extremely 

Persistent  . Do underestimate the resolve of gary lewis - I never give up ask my competitors ! Lol 

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Feel free to keep banging away but perhaps you should remember that this is fairly small forum mostly used by fans of British tennis. Most of us agree with you that the current funding mechanism is flawed but we are not in positions if authority to change it. Saying the same thing to us over and over again is not likely to result in anything changing.

A1 tennis academy wrote:

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Did not say he's not tackling the obvious - 

If I was not happy with his progress why did I renew his sponsorship contract for another 12 months because its working ! 

To be honest I think you should be more worried about the Aegon sponsored players 

that Marcus keeps beating ! 

Marcus us getting the results and will I am sure continue to prove the doubters wrong ! 

How about a new thread - free coaching 

 

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I agree with you that certain Aegon sponsored players are not getting the results on the tennis court, and I have been rather sceptical in the past about how the selections are made. Some of them clearly ARE doing well, but in the main it hasn't been a boom year - for GB men yes, for Team Aegon sponsored men, NO! But I also agree with you that if there were a more widespread availability of funding to more than just a few, it would (to some extent) reduce the diificulty of making correct value judgements of who to back and who not to.

But it would appear to me that Marcus is beating these other players you refer to because he is considerably more talented than they are, not because he is putting in the hard yards more than they are........that's not to say that he hasn;t worked very hard this year, much more perhaps than in the past (I'm sure he has, with your support), but I put it to you that if he were LTA sponsored and he turned up to Wimbledon with a singles WC in his current physical shape, it would generate considerable column inches whether he won or lost, and not necessarily positive ones. He will surely know that talent alone CANNOT get him into the top 150 or beyond.

Anyway, I think we may be on the same page deep down, and so long as you and Marcus are comfortable that all the necessary efforts are being paid to his conditioning as he storms up the rankings (and I think he really CAN), then that's great news.