{"podcast":{"title":"Spin The Racket","slug":"spin-the-racket-7428767","podcast_index_feed_id":7428767,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1074b74c4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spin-the-racket","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44073529/44073529-1771042975977-07c8365b274e6.jpg","author":"Spin The Racket","episode_count":25,"summary":"This is the recreational tennis pod. Hosts Gerard Dash and Luis Arana bring you inside the world of recreational tennis with interviews, stories, and insights that speak to the everyday player. Whether you're grinding through league matches, picking up your first racket, or juggling pickleball and tennis, this is your courtside companion. Expect real talk about league tennis, new gear, and stories from the courts you play on. New episodes drop bi-weekly. Subscribe now and join the conversation that's been missing from tennis media – the one that's actually about us.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-the-racket-7428767"},"episode":{"title":"Stick 'Em in Cement: Taj Hibbert on Playing D1, Building T3 Tennis, & Dominating in Doubles | Spin The Racket Ep. 25","slug":"stick-em-in-cement-taj-hibbert-on-playing-d1-building-t3-tennis-dominating-in-doubles-spin-the-racket-ep-25","published_at":"2026-05-22T19:28:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-the-racket-7428767/stick-em-in-cement-taj-hibbert-on-playing-d1-building-t3-tennis-dominating-in-doubles-spin-the-racket-ep-25","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-the-racket-7428767","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spin-the-racket/episodes/Stick-Em-in-Cement-Taj-Hibbert-on-Playing-D1--Building-T3-Tennis---Dominating-in-Doubles--Spin-The-Racket-Ep--25-e3jor4a","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1074b74c4/podcast/play/120400458/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-22%2F424704686-44100-2-d5883942b2def.mp3","summary":"Spin the Racket welcomes Taj Hibbert — coach, content creator, and the mind behind T3 Tennis — fresh off finishing his Division I career at Tennessee State University. Taj breaks down his game: an old-school serve-and-volley style built around applying pressure early and getting comfortable at the net. If he's grinding from the baseline? That's the tell he's not confident. G and Lu dig into his coaching philosophy too — why most recreational players just need to simplify, why movement gets overlooked, and how he's seen players jump a full level in six months when they commit to the process. The crew also gets into doubles strategy, and Taj drops a gem: hit your first two returns straight at the net person, every time — first or second serve. You might lose the point, but you'll own the match. Plus, the debate that never gets old — no serve or no forehand? Taj is firmly in the no forehand camp, and G finally has backup. Follow Taj at @T3TennisOfficial on Instagram and TikTok.","meta_description":"Spin the Racket welcomes Taj Hibbert — coach, content creator, and the mind behind T3 Tennis — fresh off finishing his Division I career at Tennessee Stat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3022,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spin-the-racket-7428767/episodes/stick-em-in-cement-taj-hibbert-on-playing-d1-building-t3-tennis-dominating-in-doubles-spin-the-racket-ep-25/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-the-racket-7428767/stick-em-in-cement-taj-hibbert-on-playing-d1-building-t3-tennis-dominating-in-doubles-spin-the-racket-ep-25.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}