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@trippwestbrook9827 8 месяцев назад

Ian, as a small business owner I can relate and empathize. My industry has seen huge changes and competitive pressures over the past few years. It's not a sad fact, nor a happy fact. It's just a fact. And one that will continue. That said, your passion and willingness to invent and re-invent will always serve you well. Truly what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Hang in there.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Well said, Tripp! Best wishes to you navigating the changing landscape.

@AcidexMax 8 месяцев назад

I found myself in a similar situation. I ran my small business successfully for 17 of the 21 years I had it and tried to do a lot of things to keep afloat but at the end I just couldn't. It's really stressful, really scary and challenging but it's just part of life. I'm 100% confident that new opportunities will show up for someone that's incredibly dedicated, hard working and kind hearted as you. Cheer up Ian! the best may be still to come@@EssentialTennis

@SilverBloodedOne 8 месяцев назад

Anytime I feel lost or need a reset with tennis, I refer to your book. I can't thank you enough, Ian. Much love.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

That makes me so happy to hear, thank you for supporting!

@Kenzie_Hill 8 месяцев назад

I admire your honesty and transparency ❤ I was out of tennis for 20+ years. I started playing again in Feb 2022. Your YT videos, published book, FB groups, RT matches, courses and emails have given me strength and ability to continue--less frustration and blaming; more studying, practice, matches and staying healthy. THANK YOU!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

I appreciate your support so much, Kenzie

@marybethhand5640 8 месяцев назад

The reason you get such feedback and input and encouragement from us is because of moments like this. Many people would have just disappeared without an explanation. Thank you for all you’ve done and do to grow the game of tennis. I love your book and your courses! I look forward to your next adventure.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

ru-vid.com

@dioscurity 8 месяцев назад

Like you I grew up in Wisconsin, but in Madison. I was late to tennis and parents didn’t have the extra money for lessons as a teen. So I mostly figured things out from hitting against a brick wall and watching others in the 80s. Flash forward to today, I’m a very popular full time tennis pro at a top club in Houston the past 4 yrs. Before that I was a tennis pro in NYC. With hundreds of students I have always shared links to your content with great feedback. I have always been proud of your passion and work as a fellow Wisconsinite. Job well done!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Wow, we have exactly the same story! Congrats on all your success! I appreciate your support so much.

@jimklein6958 8 месяцев назад

Ian, it’s great that you are reinventing yourself. Clearly you are passionate about Tennis. With reinventing yourself, I would highly recommend reading VIC BRADEN’s book Tennis for the Future and the revised Tennis 2000 and every video of Vic on RU-vid, especially the ones about biomechanics. Good luck!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Vic is a legend

@Ecologyontherun 8 месяцев назад

I have been a full time tennis coach since 2007 and I CONSTANTLY use your information in my lessons! I always tell students that I am referencing someone else’s material and direct them to your RU-vid page. Sometimes I unabashedly watch your videos WITH my students because you present the information so well, I know they are getting good value for their lesson time. Thank you for your passion, your innovation, and your endless hard work. Can’t wait to see what lies ahead for Essential Tennis!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

That means so much, thank you for sharing the content! I appreciate your support tremendously.

@TheTennisMentor 8 месяцев назад

Ian, thanks for the honest video. As someone that has watched your videos since the start, I’m pleased you’re continuing despite the tough times you’ve had. You and James will smash it as a small team and without the stresses that come with big overheads, you can create what you want, rather than what you have to, as after all… life is too short to stress!! Thanks for everything you do for us all

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

You're so right about the pressure being off and more freedom to do what I want. Very grateful to have the support of other amazing creators like yourself!

@karenfendler2530 8 месяцев назад

Thanks! I enjoyed your videos and have learned much from it. Good luck with everything.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

WOW, that's so kind of you, Karen! Thank you so much for your support. 🙏

@ivandean1 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you so much!

@thetennistalk 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Ian for being so candid :) Remember watching ET back in early 2010s to improve my tennis

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Dude, you're killing it. So happy for you!

@214ats 8 месяцев назад

Hi Ian. I found your videos 18 months ago when I picked up tennis again after 15 years away from the game. Your knowledge and method of coaching/explaining have been so helpful for me as I've fallen back in love with the game. I wanted to say thank you for your dedication, hard work, and talent for coaching and providing tennis knowledge through this medium (not an easy feat.) Thank you for sharing the good and the bad here and having this difficult conversation about what you've experienced with this business/channel. I'm looking forward to continuing to support you, the content, and your channel as you start over. Thanks again!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

❤

@philsaxmachine 8 месяцев назад

Sounds tough. It's an amazing channel. For my money it's the best put together / edited sports content on the internet. You should be very proud. I think the best thing about Essential Tennis is that it feels a lot more personal than the other channels.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, Phil

@ekolder 8 месяцев назад

Routing for you. I've played tennis for the past twenty years, and you're the only tennis instruction channel i subscribe to or watch. I started out listening to you on the podcast back in 2011. You've helped me play better and have more fun playing. Thanks for your hard work all these years.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

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@auberry_girl 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for all you guys do! I appreciate the straightforward lessons and your passion for tennis. Blessings to you and your families in this next season...may God guide you in wisdom and joy!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@TraceyJamieson 8 месяцев назад

I just watched your video, and I must say how heartfelt and heart wrenching it was. You are one of the good guys, I share your name (Ian and Essential Tennis) often. It's been a rough few years for any business, you are not alone. You have provided so much to the tennis community in honesty and from the front, the reality that we as rec players face. I would like to personally thank you for that. And you are correct, I have several tennis skills subscriptions but yours is the one I always make time to watch. You have a gift in presentation and in making us understand the lesson. It's a new chapter for the business world in general, for online, brick and mortar, with AI taking a front seat (is it real or is it ....). Lots to ponder and wonder. Keep doing what you're doing, find a new way or keep doing the same way but more aggressively or differently. You will figure it out, but in the meantime, I appreciate you immensely and what you bring to the tennis community; you are "The Guy" for the rec tennis community. Believe that. I'm sure everyone else does too. In gratitude, Tracey

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, Tracey! I appreciate your support tremendously!

@lorenzomckeever2228 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for all you have done for tennis. I subscribed and used your coaching videos religiously for years. For the past 5 years Ive been excited to watch the content you post online. Every Video. You have a gift of sharing tennis insight, and a contagious attitude that reminds us of why we love this sport. I have lost 75 lbs in the last 5 years, and gone from a 3.5 to a solid 4.5. Much of that inspiration and practice is thanks to you. Dont ever stop, Im rooting for you

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

🙏

@R3T41L 7 месяцев назад

Hvala!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@SarahKane-r3o 8 месяцев назад

Wow! Your content has been the best tennis instruction on the internet. I’m so grateful for your teaching, even if I haven’t gotten through all of the courses… We are so lucky that you plan to continue teaching and sharing your passion for tennis with us. Some people may have given up, but not Essential Tennis! Thank you!!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

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@chewey3rd 8 месяцев назад

I started following you (essential tennis) on FB around 10 years ago and I'm glad that you are still around! Keep up the great work and best of luck for the future.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

🙏

@LocalTennisPlayers 8 месяцев назад

Ian, James, Hang in there. You guys have been the pioneers of tennis on youtube. I know you guys will blast through your previous peak.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

🙏

@XRPotential 8 месяцев назад

I feel for you mate. Different circumstances, but similar outcome. My wife got really sick and then the pandemic, I couldn't focus on my business full-time for around 5 years as I was a full-time care giver, I had to lay off almost everyone in my company, down size, close down locations, within a whisker of going under. But now rebuilding with a skeleton crew and starting again. Slowly, but surely building back up again. I hope it works out for you and James and I'll keep watching the content. Good luck.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Wow, that hits so close to home. My wife was just in the hospital a long time and needed a big surgery. Didn't want to get into that in this video, only bringing it up to let you know that I completely understand what you're going through and it's INCREDIBLY hard. You're a good man for prioritizing her health and her safety. Hopefully she can be well soon and you can turn things around. God bless.

@XRPotential 8 месяцев назад

@@EssentialTennis Thanks Ian. Wives and kids; they love to give us gray hairs, don't they? But there's nothing like the love of a good woman. I'm sure your love and support helped your wife get through those difficult days and sped up her recovery. My wife unfortunately suffered hypoxic brain injury when she had a cardiac arrest. For some time she couldn't walk, talk, feed or dress herself. She improved though, and life has improved for both of us since she relearnt to walk and talk, and do some things for herself again. She will always have the brain injury and struggles with that day to day, but we got some of what we had back, so I'm grateful for that. Actually I started playing tennis again as a way to spend time with my boys and for my own health and mental well being. That's how I came across Essential Tennis. So thanks for your quality content, it has helped me get back into tennis and share it with my boys (especially my eldest who is crazy about tennis). :)

@tim9461 8 месяцев назад

Ian, I hope you see from the comments that you have made a HUGE impact. I admire you for being so genuine and open. Keep the faith. You will find a way!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

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@TIAGOBEZERRA999 3 месяца назад

Hey Ian, I know I already told you that, but I want to say it again: THANK YOU. I think I already read your book 5 to 6 times, and I love it. Some time I go to the coutr, with my Slinger Bag, and keep hitting balls while listen to you on Audible. By the way, THANK YOU JAMES.!

@TiesBesselJonker 3 месяца назад

The birth of RealTennis out of the atrophy is an absolutely powerful element that has a lot of legs left. Truely. Amazing and still the best in its genre/market. Hope you refer both channels to each other. Have the brands reconnect. (I loved that time and space in the warehouse. Maybe you can find a great one once more! As part of new directions) It seems you also really love doing that type of presence, and the product of it. In a sense it's like the podcast to your educational content. It's a more personal casual vibe. You pop off the screen, during matches and commentary.( I mean not as much as Scott but heck who does.) I hope RealTennis remains part of your focus on ET. All the best to you.thank you and respect from Europe.

@davidm.crispjr.9683 8 месяцев назад

Although this is about tennis, it's not about tennis. It's about business. You're clearly passionate about what you do and it shows. Personally, I moved away from the channel due to one of the players involved (I won't mention any names). I wasn't interested in some of the things he said and the manner of delivery. But I digress. This is a reset. Resets are opportunities and you can take all of your passion and focus it on the reset process by looking at it, not as a setback, but as pure opportunity to recreate something entirely new. I have total confidence you will do that. As I look now, you may have lost people, places, equipment, revenue, etc. but you do still have 300K followers. That's nothing to sneeze at. The people that are still here believe in you and are all excited to see what the nexts version of ET will bring. You're a genuine, sincere and passionate guy. There's a shortage of that these days. You resonate with a lot of people. That's a huge tool and advantage and you'll leverage that just fine. Wishing you much success! Stay well!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Appreciate your support so much, David!

@christon.stevens4898 16 дней назад

Thanks so much the state of the union Ian. I have appreciated everything you’ve put out over the years and have benefited greatly 🙏🏼

@asbestomolesto 8 месяцев назад

Keep it up! We still follow you. It will be better and better!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

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@Theophilus939 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the transparency and update. I'm looking forward to what comes next. I know it will be great as you are the OG! I can't wait for the next session we have together whenever that is. I hope to be able to show you improvements based on your teaching and lessons. Good luck!!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

ru-vid.com

@Longshanks72 8 месяцев назад

Very transparent, honest and from the heart. Got into the channel during the pandemic, mainly for the matches which are entertaining and quality content .... especially the smack talk! It's clear how invested you are in the subject and business and it's clear how challenging the recent phase of the journey has been for you. As we say in the UK, you look knackered. Only advice I would give you is to look after the important stuff - your health, wellbeing and family. After that, nothing else matters. If content doesn't get uploaded the day you want, nobody dies and nothing explodes. Having said that, everything happens for a reason so good luck with the reset and look forward to seeing the next chapter.

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

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@vanderszpak 6 месяцев назад

Love you man! I have been following Essential Tennis for years now (10?). All the channels - videos (my bookmarks say 1530 ET videos watched), podcasts (remember Shankcast?), courses, academy. I admire your dedication and my perception of the game is hugely influenced by you. Wishing you all the best for the future and thank you for your amazing work!

@chuckersthenut2097 8 месяцев назад

Ian watching your matches got me back into tennis again after a decade + of not playing. I'm playing 4.5 in a USTA league this year. Love the game. It has changed my life.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

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@VicDamoneJr82 8 месяцев назад

How old are you ? Any injuries ?

@chuckersthenut2097 8 месяцев назад

@VicDamoneJr82 40. I have chronic elbow pain from work. My serving shoulder gets pretty sore after a long session. Other than that just aches and pains.

@VicDamoneJr82 8 месяцев назад

@@chuckersthenut2097 I’m the same age I take the winters off to recover and get drunk and smoke cigars then I’m back to normal in the spring

@cassioiks 8 месяцев назад

Ian, we are 100% behind you. Essential Tennis forever.

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

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@heathermurray884 7 месяцев назад

Ive been playing tennis for 4 years and your videos helped me communicate better with my coach. You taught me how to clearly speak ‘tennis’ so that my coach could help me better. AND I love your book! You have obvious mastery of communication. You’re future is bright and you have a fan base who trust you. Thank you for sharing!

@tr1ckster726 7 месяцев назад

Having a small business is a grind man, gotta keep on reinventing yourself in this sphere, especially online. One area that is often overlooked in the online tennis world is there aren't enough breakdown of strategy, shot selection, tactics, technique of PROFESSIONAL matches, and why a player was able to either play so well or what they were doing wrong to lose a match - or where their technique went south on a certain shot. It's always really interesting to hear from the commentators why something went awry or a breakdown of an awesome shot in slow motion (they used to do this a lot more with the likes of Cliff Drysdale breaking down Novak's forehand for example). With someone who has the size of your audience on RU-vid, I bet that a lot of people would tune in, I know I would! These types of videos could separate you from the rest of the online tennis channels IMO.

@hayatoyamato3347 7 месяцев назад

When I rediscovered Tennis after more than 20 years (during the first lock downs in 2020), I learnt so much from Essential Tennis. I loved your live FAQ sessions for subscribers. It was an amazing time. Thank you for everything! - "Richard!"

@marianobarone 8 месяцев назад

Ian, I was not only a follower but also a subscriber of your courses... I even thought of bringing you down here to Argentina for implementing your business! (Who knows, maybe that could give you some ideas) Yes. There maybe competition (as literally in every other business) but you're great at what you do and how you communicate it. It's not about you, it's the world that changed. So maybe you'd have to reinvent yourself coming up with something new nobody's offering, you already did it with your "ET"! Go for it buddy!!!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

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@Vonsterella 8 месяцев назад

Thanks from Holland 🇳🇱

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@carolyntuatini2604 7 месяцев назад

Your honesty, integrity and love of coaching shows in every video. Your teaching methods are stellar. Thank you! I look forward to seeing what comes next.

@FootFaultTennis 8 месяцев назад

Social media has allowed almost anyone to make a living if they wanted to. But the difficult part has always been longevity. Only the very best have managed to survive the ups and downs of social media, identifying the changes and updating their content model. Whether it's completely changing what content they put out, or simply just how they present it. It's a tough process, but I wish you well. I've not only come to this channel for help with my own game, but also with help on how to coach as I began my own coaching journey last year. Good luck moving forward 👍

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@michaelangeloloyola4447 6 месяцев назад

You know what 7yrs ago I was watching your tutorials for serves and it really Helped me a lot! Thanks to that Ian. Keep Mentoring! Keep upskilling your quality videos. Try to adapt to something different to other competitors in doing this business. Be a 1% in this industry. Keep Grinding bruh! 💪🏻🎾

@saugus2 8 месяцев назад

You are right, There are 100s of tennis training videos out there, but Ian your videos are better that any, it’s because they make sense, they are to the point, and work !!! I am not very coach able person, especially virtually, but your training videos really sit with me and they are the only one I watch. I’m also a small tennis business owner here in Florida, but I’m a racquet stringer with small mobile pro shop, I’m really trying to start RU-vid channel to create content to help other players and your channel and couple others are my inspiration so thank you for that. Lastly, every time I play lottery I have one dream in my head, if I win the first thing I will do is build an indoor tennis academy here in Florida and Essential Tennis will be running all the training !! You would be the first one I call and only one I would trust!! Don’t ever give up sharing your talent !!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Keep up the great work on your business, thanks for your support!

@christophejousse5394 8 месяцев назад

what a MAN you are , thanks for all, good luck for your part II

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

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@JM-qy9mj 7 месяцев назад

We love you Ian !!

@kristofferstryhn2256 8 месяцев назад

To me you and your lessons are still the absolut absolut best for 98% of tennisplayers, and you have helped my game and me as a tenniscoach for so many years at this point. I wish you all the best, and I hope that essential tennis has now found a perfect spot to be in again. I wish all of you the very best and good luck!

@marv0319 8 месяцев назад

I want to say Thank You for your channel. My son started playing tennis 2011/2012. A year later after taking him to lessons I decided to try it for the first time and loved it. And that's when I found you. From 2011 to 2020 I was a regular watching your RU-vid. Sorry to say I haven't played since Co-vid but I want to express your channel has a place in my heart. It's like that feeling when we say as a an adult "as a kid I grew up watching this cartoon show."😅 In my small tennis journey you are a part of it. I love your material and in my eyes you're the "OG!!" Just want to let you know you will always have a lifetime fan. ✌️ peace out.👍

@doofusoferasmus2964 7 месяцев назад

I'm one of the fans who's been around since 2009. I've bought many ET courses and have your book. Your instruction has improved my game tremendously. I always think to myself that if Essential Tennis and RU-vid had been around when I was in high school (I'm 44 years old), I would have been so much better back then. Please keep producing quality tennis content; I truly enjoy it. Will you be doing any more podcasts?

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your support! New podcasts are coming out NOW!

@James-100 8 месяцев назад

All the best on your new journey wherever that takes you. Even if it's just you. Markets and trends are constantly changing, but like the old marketing slogan from way back used to say, "quality never goes out of style." So keep rocking it.

@kmac33PS5 8 месяцев назад

Hi Ian, I’ve been playing tennis for 8 years now and literally you are the only coach I’ve ever had. I could watch your videos all day. You are so genuine and relatable. I appreciate your honesty in everything you do. Very best of luck going forward and I wouldn’t be opposed to a where are they now video. It truly is the essential tennis family. ✊❤️

@ankushsharma2367 8 месяцев назад

Thanks

@cybergrail 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for supporting Ian!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@dawng7270 7 месяцев назад

Hi Ian, Wow, this last part of your journey has been so hard! Your programs have helped me immensely as a player. You’re also such a good person in terms of addressing people inclusively and respectfully. I like that you say “she” and “he” not just “guys!” I know that I will always be selective in my support of you as you deserve it. It’s a win win for us both. Hopefully people will also demonstrate loyalty to you so we can all thrive going forward🤗❤️

@daveeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy 8 месяцев назад

Great job and appreciate the transparency that very few 'influencers' are willing to share. Personally, my absolute favorite vids are the matches with commentary and strategic observations. These have been very helpful to my game. Thank you for your commitment to helping people play better tennis. I know you have helped many of us immensely. Looking forward to the next chapter!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Lots of those types of videos are still getting uploaded here: ru-vid.com

@nickwilson2318 8 месяцев назад

I've watched a lot of your vids over the years. If you still love doing it, keep going. You're a good guy Ian

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

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@alexsdg3441 8 месяцев назад

Hi Ian. As you know, I have been following you for many years. So many wonderful instructions and insightful words. I can not thank you enough, Ian. As I was watching this video, you were getting sadder and sadder as the time goes to the end of the video. I could tell from your eyes. Don't worry much Ian. Everything will work out great in the end. If not, it is not the end. (a quote from a movie). I believe that. As long as you work hard, believe in you and being truthful to yourself, no matter what, at the end, you will come out as a winner. Also, by the way, "Being a winner" is over-rated anyway, ha ha. There is a tennis motto that I always remember : I never lose. Either I win or I learn. Ian, there is no actual a winner or a loser. It is just a part of life that we all go through. As we go through, we become more humble, more experienced, more wise.... in life. I wish you the best, Ian. for you and your wife and two kids. Keep on trying and keep on working. Thanks Always. PS: the mustache & goat-tee gotta go. Without that, you will have so much success, ha ha. Just kidding.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

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@vinylrulesok8470 7 месяцев назад

I discovered your videos during Covid and they helped me massively in becoming a better player, and now I'm doing a level 1 coaching course. Keep going Ian because you've been an inspiration.

@JeffBrown9 8 месяцев назад

Pickleball baby!! You guys have been great for years. And pickle is the new big thing. Follow the demand

@repoman7804 7 месяцев назад

After the MEP Classic, your periodic talks to let us see behind the curtains are my second favorite part of ET. I wish you the very best in this next phase of your ET journey. Thanks for all the great content over the years.

@jameshenderson3192 3 месяца назад

I'm enjoying your video as a beginner. I will continue watching your videos. This will help me to a better player. I appreciate it very much. Thanks for your support. It's needed. Keep up the good work.

@EssentialTennis 3 месяца назад

🙏

@douglasmetal 8 месяцев назад

I love this channel. I think I subscribed more than one decade ago. I've learned so much here and you and your team helped me to increase my tennis skills and my passion for it. Keep going forward, you work is realy amazing. Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

🙏

@luisburgos2245 8 месяцев назад

Every tennis player should read Essential Tennis. Its an eye opening game changer that will transform the way you approach improvent, matches, and appreciation for tennis in general. Buy this man's book. You will not regret it.

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

So glad you've enjoyed the book, Luis!

@TennisNeedsMore 8 месяцев назад

Welcome back legend! Yours were one of the first videos I looked at when I grabbed the racquet for the first time 2-3 years ago, at the ripe age of 34. I'm 37 now and have learned to play with both hands (all but the serve which is still only with the right), and I remember how much information I got from your videos and how I liked your approach to distilling that info. Thanks for that and here's to great new beginnings! 🥂

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

🙏

@henrylove514 8 месяцев назад

Ian, I've been a long time subscribers(more than 10 years) and your videos have improved my volley and serve. Thank you for your passion and hard work! You got this!

@lptevadog 8 месяцев назад

Ian, I have been following your channel for several years now and more recently became a monthly supporter. We have a similiar passion for tennis and I can apppreciate how hard these past few years have been for you. Keep hanging in there! I also wanted you to know how much I appreciate your "live action" videos and that you recently played my son (Midwest championships against Ohio). As a psychologist, I also appreciate your (and Jame's) commitment to family with your wife's staying at home to raise the kids. GOOD LUCK in the future.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

That means a lot, thank you!

@merileetanbara9749 7 месяцев назад

Stay strong!!! 🤛

@lyndseyandandrew5771 8 месяцев назад

Best of luck Ian! Your videos have made a tangible difference in my tennis journey from a 3.5 to 4.0 (Computer certified!) NTRP. Beyond the numbers I've learned to love the game and all its details.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Congrats on your improvement!

@MyChiliIceCream 8 месяцев назад

I don't know if this helps but I've been missing your channel and would often think why your videos aren't appearing on my feed anymore. Been a long time since I stumbled on one of your videos. Just FYI. Your channel is one of the biggest influence to my tennis. I will continue to watch and like your videos. I hope you get your momentum back soon!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

🙏

@kylewind214 8 месяцев назад

Nobody does it better than Essential Tennis. I didn't play for 15 years between playing on the high school team and a coworker recruiting me to play and helping me rediscover my love of the sport several years ago. Whether it's been watching ET content, reading Ian's book, or enjoying the Real Tennis channel (honestly I find it more entertaining, interesting and learn more from it than pro tennis), I feel like Ian has kind of been with me on the journey. I'm rooting for you and will keep coming back for more!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, Kyle

@johnr7048 7 месяцев назад

Dude, keep it going, you are one of the reasons why I simply cannot play enough tennis. I started playing about 3 1/2 years ago and watch all your videos. And my passion for tennis is off the chart. I play/practice about 15 hours/week on the court, and have a tennis centered diet and exercise regiment off the court as well. I only wish I would have had your vision when youtube was in it's early stages. I wish I lived near you, I would totally work for you for free!

@shafikmahomad3214 8 месяцев назад

Whatever it is you'll come up with, I'm sure it will be just as interesting and valuable to us all who have a passion for this sport as the best stuff you did before! we appreciate you (and James) as well !

@cybergrail 8 месяцев назад

For all you have done for us in the Tennis Comumunity

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@arnauddupuy293 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for all your inspiring videos. I am a huge fan of your channel and above all your energy. I really hope you ll continue feeding us with great content. It is true that the market is getting saturated in terms of volume, but true quality will prevail once the audience has sorted it out.

@jvcelt 8 месяцев назад

thank you. your vulnerability and humility are impressive. even though i am older than you, there are similarities in the successes of our repective professional careers. i will continue to follow and learn from your expertese and content, and hopefully will someday become involved in your classes.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

❤

@Tamedevil 8 месяцев назад

Thank you, Ian, for the update. Will continue to follow your channel.

@victormendoza1272 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your effort and thoughtfulness throughout the years, Ian! Your videos have helped so much--the videos on volleys and split stepping stick out in my mind. And I still throw on the follow-along HIIT fitness video with Kevin and Megan when I can fit it in. Your book is an excellent compilation of your advice. Good luck and seeing what the next evolution looks like.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, Victor

@juarezlowe8 8 месяцев назад

Great perseverance mate - all the best

@mysticsebu2516 8 месяцев назад

I started my tennis journey during sophmore year of high school and after my passion and desire to get better I watched a lot of video on tennis but this channel helped me out so much and even during the covid time I enjoyed the matches you guys played with mark and the other college players Thank you for all the lessons and I will still be here waiting for a new upload

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

❤

@TennisHacker 8 месяцев назад

Sorry to hear the business hasn’t been doing as well as hoped. Personally i think you make some of the best coaching videos on YT. Always based sound and well researched learning methodology. Always done with integrity. Hopefully you’ll find and angle get the creative juices flowing again 🙏

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Glad I'm not the video creator you've been talking about lately in your content! 😆 Always love your videos, keep up the great work.

@kevinhowell4138 8 месяцев назад

Hi Ian. I’ve just retired early and only now found the time to start looking on the internet for ways to improve my game. Even though you are now in this very competitive environment, your material stood out from the crowd as the best instruction, delivered in the most supportive and empathetic way. I’ve had a bit of experience in teaching around tennis (line umpires, actually) and I soon learnt what you know: if students are taught the reason for doing something and shown supportively whether they are really doing it or not, they will develop great techniques and improve. Excited to see where Essential Tennis goes next and best of luck to you 👍🏻🎾

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

🙏

@kevinhowell4138 7 месяцев назад

PS I just bought your book! Really looking forward to reading that!

@kimkurey89 8 месяцев назад

Ian, thank you for this honest update. Been with you since 2018 and I have seen the stages you've gone through. I am from Wisconsin living in Florida so I also enjoy that local connection besides the love of tennis. Anyway, I applaud you for your tenacity. Your channel was my first favorite and I have never moved on from your work because after viewing many others, your content is what resonates with me the most. Thank you so much for all you have done. You have improved my game! I look forward to watching and following for years to come.

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

🙏

@philipphammer3474 8 месяцев назад

All the best to you, the Essential Tennis Team and your families. This goes for current and past members of the team. Let you know your work is appreciated also across the big pond in Austria. Keep it up!

@JennyMacrae-j4q 8 месяцев назад

I just discovered you and it has totally changed my way of thinking about technique❤. Please don’t leave

@kathyi627 8 месяцев назад

Ian, you already know that I really appreciate your teaching methods and that you’ve made a big impact on my game! You’ve been so successful that all these other coaches looked at what you were up to and said, “hmmmm”. Kudos to you for evolving with the environment! And good luck 😊

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

🙏

@markscott6102 8 месяцев назад

Glad to hear you’re not leaving us Ian!! Thanks 🙂

@elliottpropes579 8 месяцев назад

Your videos have been a game-changer for me as a high-school coach. I just bought your book to support and learn more. But more importantly you’ve made an impact on high school kids across the world more than you may know!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, for all your support, Elliott. It means a ton!

@commonwealthedison5346 7 месяцев назад

One of the originals and still one of the best. I don't think there's another channel that better illustrates the step by step progressions when trying to help lower level or intermediate players. It's not easy or simple.

@davidwatkins8016 8 месяцев назад

What you have presented over the years in your honest, forthright, insightful manner has been tremendously useful and enjoyable in both its free and paid formats. I have hope and faith that you will find a way to continue under a new model. There has to be away.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, David!

@anguscomber4264 8 месяцев назад

Competition is the highest form of battery!

@ZeroHourEs 8 месяцев назад

I have learnt a lot from your videos over the year, and I totally get how it is, even as much as I love tennis (and doing some side coaching), I found myself watching less and less of tennis content over the past years as I get more busy with other things. Nonetheless, here's hoping we'll all be here for years to come and share our passion for tennis for more people! godspeed!

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

❤

@nicogoebel4071 8 месяцев назад

Kind of figured that, but still really sad to hear it. As a teenager I used to turn to your videos for reconsidering what I am doing on the court. You are a pioneer and truely a legend of youtube‘s tennis community. Also you lead the field in quality for a long time. Nowadays there is so much content out there. A lot of them probably inspired by you. But sadly for your business with a lot of competition there usually come others who explain equally as good or even better. I thought your shift to the concept of the Real Tennis channel was glorious. Sadly it apparently isn’t a success, even though it also pioneered the idea of high quality videos of amateur tennis. While I stopped consuming instruction videos I still watch every one of those videos. I hope you find another great idea. I am rooting for you :)

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

🙏

@MPTennis 8 месяцев назад

Good luck Ian! You got this. 👍 We bought a few of your courses when we got started playing tennis 10+ years ago and they helped us tremendously. 🙏I think I swung tennis balls in socks from the age of 10 to 14. 😁 Looking forward to seeing the "New" Essential Tennis.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Dude, that's awesome! Love your videos, you're. killing it. Keep up the amazing work on and off the court!

@user-oj7co5wm8g 8 месяцев назад

The socks were some of the first videos I ever watched on RU-vid!

@SanaAhmed 8 месяцев назад

❤❤❤❤ it’s important to support small businesses ALL THE WAY! Look at how many people Ian had employed over the years! Good for him!

@MegaBensley 8 месяцев назад

So I might not have been here over 10 years like some of the others, but in the last two years I've managed to "binge-watch" at least a decade worth of content, and liked each and every video I watched. I also recently bought mental tennis breakthrough so glad to hear that helps keep you and James in the black. You're an absolute legend and provide for me the tennis club community like feel I missed out on for so many years! Your sincerity and people skills shine through so bright,so be proud of yourself,and James, you deserve it.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

That's so kind of you, Mega. Thank you!

@thomaskorah4115 8 месяцев назад

Would have been so difficult to make this video. And even harder to go through the last few years you were experiencing this. Wishing you all the best man! Your videos have always been so helpful!

@neroroseumu3023 8 месяцев назад

I bought your book last year.. 👍🏻Bro..😎 I really enjoy watching both Essential Tennis and Real Tennis.. 🎾 Educational, entertaining and fun.. 👍🏻 😃 😁😎🇬🇧

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for all your support!

@hilawes 8 месяцев назад

You've made a big difference in people's lives already even if it's "just tennis". It's more than that to me.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Me too.

@WaiChan-y4c 8 месяцев назад

❤❤ Ian & Essential Tennis team, I have been watching your videos for almost a decade, and they did make a difference in my game (sorry I never bought a course). I am sorry to hear the tough time you are going through, but no matter what, one thing that will always remain the same is our love for tennis. All the best!

@EssentialTennis 7 месяцев назад

🙏

@yuanhu6031 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for all these high quality videos all these years. I learned a lot from them and bring me from 3.5 to close to 4.5 now. Everyone finds a way forward, hope things goes well for this channel again.

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Congrats, amazing improvement!

@leemurray9315 7 месяцев назад

Enjoyed your content for a long time Ian. Keep going pal.

@davebeery_youtube 8 месяцев назад

I’ve got a music business and the trends you outlined have been similar. Also, I heard a segment on NPR that was looking at how businesses moved through the Covid years. They said Music and Sports businesses (and a few others) did really well during Covid but post Covid they have suffered a loss of business and have had to “trim down” substantially, and re-invent their business model. So, you’re not alone and it seems there are bigger trends that are affecting small businesses like yours. You’re doing a great job and your passion will continue to move you into the future. Congrats on all of your past success and we’re all looking forward to your future success!!! Great video, AS ALWAYS! 🎾

@EssentialTennis 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, Dave!

@riotnrrd3934 7 месяцев назад

Dude! Thank you for your video, and your videos. I have always enjoyed them, and your sense of fun and passion and your clarity and ways of explaining things. My heart goes out to you in and around having to let go of your team. Years ago I owned a clinic, and having to focus not only on my core work but also the work of keeping the cash flow going was a lot. Too much, in fact. I, too, eventually stripped down my operation to the point where it was just me, and I couldn't be happier. Good luck in your next steps, and may the creativity flow freely for you and James!