🎙️ Now Live — Welcome to The Tribe
This week’s episode is live, and I’m joined by Vlado Platenik — Slovak tennis coach, former professional player, and Head Coach at the international EMPIRE Tennis Academy in Trnava, Slovakia.
With decades of experience at the highest levels of the game, Vlado has coached and worked with players such as Daria Kasatkina, Dominika Cibulková, and Nadia Petrova. His approach combines tour-level reality with deep technical and developmental insight.
In this conversation, we talk about:
- What truly defines a high-performance environment
- Why development must come before results
- Long-term thinking in a short-term results culture
- What really matters when building a sustainable tennis career
This episode is for coaches, parents, and players who care about doing things the right way — with patience, structure, and clarity.
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