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Super discussion with Carlos Silva, the dynamic CEO of World Team Tennis.
Included in our talk:
- Carlos Silva's background and his path to his current position.
- All about World Team Tennis - innovation; high-energy, competitive tennis; fun, shorter format; men and women singles, doubles and mixed.
- The exciting and highly successful 2020 WTT season held in a one-location bubble at The Greenbrier, W. Va.
- The flexibility, COVID precautions, and decision-making process necessary to make the 2020 season a reality and a success.
- An epic WTT finals where the NY Empire defeated the Chicago Smash 21-20 on simultaneous championship point for both teams.
-  Coco Vandeweghe winning the championship clinching point
- The positive WTT experience of many current top players: Venus Williams, Taylor Fritz, Sloane Stephens, Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, the Bryans brothers, Taylor Townsend and so many more.
- The current WTT business model: franchises, player selection, etc.
- A look at the contributions of the original World Team Tennis from '74-'78
- Thoughts on 2021.

World Team Tennis:
https://wtt.com

Carlos Silva:
@carlossilva

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Chris' book - 14 Great Coaches: Learn Their Lessons, Improve Your Coaching, Have A Lasting Impact
https://www.amazon.com/14-Great-Coaches-Lessons-Coaching/dp/1546856625/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1593552912&sr=8-1

Serve and Return Website:
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