{"podcast":{"title":"Insider's Playbook:  Smart Strategies for Competitive Senior Tennis Players Over 50","slug":"insider-s-playbook-smart-strategies-for-competitive-senior-tennis-players-over-50-7487951","podcast_index_feed_id":7487951,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/aFDkn5JG.rss","website_url":"https://mike-tennis.com/playbook","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/4bf732e4-2eb8-4a9b-8be5-10d929c13cba/logos/49620cd4-ae27-4753-bcc4-5a8f9f293e2c.png","author":"Mike Rogers - Founder of Senior Tennis Unpacked","episode_count":50,"summary":"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 injury-resistant, and out-think opponents who rely on youth alone. Subscribe now and step inside the playbook that top senior players use to keep raising their game.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T04:17:02.640971+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insider-s-playbook-smart-strategies-for-competitive-senior-tennis-players-over-50-7487951"},"episode":{"title":"You're Too Old to Change? The Myth Holding You Back I Eric Friedman","slug":"you-re-too-old-to-change-the-myth-holding-you-back-i-eric-friedman","published_at":"2026-07-14T12:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insider-s-playbook-smart-strategies-for-competitive-senior-tennis-players-over-50-7487951/you-re-too-old-to-change-the-myth-holding-you-back-i-eric-friedman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insider-s-playbook-smart-strategies-for-competitive-senior-tennis-players-over-50-7487951","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/ca4aa2e7f21f4c1d67873655b72f89f82eac5c507db8d6effdc233cdcad7e5d2/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJmZjAzYzZiNy1iMzNlLTRlMTMtOTc5MC1jNTM4Y2U4NGZjNDgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0YmY3MzJlNC0yZWI4LTRhOWItOGJlNS0xMGQ5MjljMTNjYmEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2ODY3Y2VhODhmNjcyZTZiZWJjZTJjYmIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE1NTM2N2I1MmFmYjJiZDlmZjI0ZWE5L2luc2lkZXJzLXBsYXlib29rLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNy0xM19fMjEtMy0yMy5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/ca4aa2e7f21f4c1d67873655b72f89f82eac5c507db8d6effdc233cdcad7e5d2/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJmZjAzYzZiNy1iMzNlLTRlMTMtOTc5MC1jNTM4Y2U4NGZjNDgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0YmY3MzJlNC0yZWI4LTRhOWItOGJlNS0xMGQ5MjljMTNjYmEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2ODY3Y2VhODhmNjcyZTZiZWJjZTJjYmIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE1NTM2N2I1MmFmYjJiZDlmZjI0ZWE5L2luc2lkZXJzLXBsYXlib29rLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNy0xM19fMjEtMy0yMy5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"👉 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 on purpose to make it stick. We get into the real tennis strategy behind lasting improvement: why you need one true weapon instead of trying to fix everything at once (the \"sword and shield\" approach), how to survive the ugly plateau before a breakthrough, and why waiting for a new age group to \"strike\" is a myth that's holding players back. If you're looking for tennis tips that apply to competitive players 50+, or you've been told your two-handed backhand or forehand needs a real rebuild, this conversation lays out exactly what that process looks like — mentally and physically. This is tennis coaching from someone who's lived it, not theorized it. Key Takeaways: Real improvement means picking one shot to make your \"weapon\" and keeping the rest of your game solid — trying to overhaul everything at once leads to being mediocre everywhere. Expect to get worse before you get better. Committing to a new stroke often means losing matches for months while it becomes second nature. \"I'm too old to change\" is a belief, not a fact — the biggest barrier to improvement is usually ego and fear of short-term losses, not age. Waiting for the first year of a new age group to make changes is a trap. The work needs to start now, regardless of where you are in your current bracket. 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