Just Play

Just Play

Ryan Trickey & Andy Aitken

Episodes 46
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Highly Active
Since Apr 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
27%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

Just two tennis coaches talking all things tennis!

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Recent Episodes

S1E46 Happy Birthday to Us! We Turn 1 - Time to Review our First Year!

Apr 12, 2026 18m

It's been a year since we started and in our 46th and final episode of the year, we look back at what we have done, and more details on the pod that you listen to and how we create it. The big…

S1E45 Could We Be Pro? (If We Were Good Enough of Course!)

Apr 07, 2026 20m

We discuss what the life of a pro is like, could we do the constant travel year on year, interviews, training, not seeing friends and family as often as we'd like - would we embrace all of this or…

S1E44 Our First Interview! - Paul Marchant

Apr 04, 2026 22m

Join us as we interview Paul Marchant, Ryan's assistant at Swanage Tennis Club. Come and join us to find out about his unique story of growing up at the club, being pushed by Ryan, taking on his…

S1E43 Resilience - Does it Build a Stronger Mental Game?

Apr 01, 2026 29m

Lots of people believe to be a great athlete you have to have some sort of resilience whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally. Does this resilience stem from a persons childhood or…

S1E42 Does Practice Make Perfect? Or More Permanent?

Mar 27, 2026 32m

The good old saying of 'Practice Makes Perfect' is used by a lot of people to emphasise the fact you need to do lots of repetition to make something better - but does it actually make it perfect?…

S1E41 LTA Tournaments - The Pro's and Con's of Them, Can We do Better?

Mar 10, 2026 30m

Ryan and Andy discuss the UK's LTA Tournament competition structure. Focusing mainly on juniors, they look at whether it does accommodate all, focusing on the beginning of everyone's journey at your…

S1E40 What Do U.K Outdoor Clubs Need More / Less Of?

Mar 05, 2026 29m

It's a critical time for outdoor tennis clubs in the U.K. Is the landscape shifting because of Padel and Pickleball becoming more accessible and easier to play, so what do Outdoor Tennis clubs need…

S1E39 Raducanu to Uniqlo - A Big Move in the World of Sponsorships!

Feb 28, 2026 15m

In this episode we discuss the recent change of sponsorship for British player Emma Raducanu. She once was affiliated and sponsored by Nike, but her change to Uniqlo makes her a Global Ambassador for…

S1E38 We Pick From The Pro Tour (Past & Present) Who We Resemble Most on Court!

Feb 23, 2026 19m

A fun one today where we try and pick from different era's and game styles, to see who we think we most resemble from the tennis tour. Past and present, we really look at all aspects from the…

S1E37 How Easy is it to Get Grand Slam Tickets? Are They Over Priced or Fairly Priced?

Feb 13, 2026 27m

We discuss in today's pod a little more about Grand Slams and how they all differ in terms of applying for tickets - does this contribute to tennis being accessible or non accessible when you want to…

S1E36 Are Other Nations Getting it Right? Is there a Secret Formula to Producing the World's Best?

Feb 01, 2026 27m

We discuss are certain nations stronger in producing a bigger pool of players / better players by producing something we don't know about? Why isn't it for example one nation doesn't have 50% of the…

S1E35 Aussie Open Quarter Finals Time - Now It Gets Serious!

Jan 26, 2026 22m

We take a look at the Australian Open 2026 Singles Quarter Finalists where we haven't seen too many upsets so far and in for some scintillating matches to come. Who do we think will make it to the…

S1E34 We're Back! We Look Back at The Unique Tennis Events Recently (1 Point Slam & Battle of the Sexes)

Jan 26, 2026 17m

We begin this year by taking a look at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026. The Battle of the Sexes - was it a gimmick or have we now got more eyes on our sport and the 1 Point Slam won by…

S1E33 Happy Christmas! Hear our 2026 Predictions for the Grand Slams, Who Will Get it Spot On?

Dec 24, 2025 15m

Happy Christmas to everyone! Ryan and I look at the 2026 season, and we try and make some bold predictions for who is winning the Grand Slams. We don't know who will be in form, who will get injured,…

S1E32 Individual Lessons - How do we Try and Get Players to Improve in Areas they Need to Rather than What They Want to

Dec 20, 2025 18m

Today's Pod we discuss having 1:1 private lessons. They are possibly the best way to improve your tennis, you, a coach, and time to really have areas of your game improved no end! But what happens if…

S1E31 Social Media - How Important is it For Us?

Dec 16, 2025 17m

Social Media is really everywhere these days, and whilst when we began our journey over two decades ago social media was only really in its infancy with MySpace, Bebo to name a couple. But how…

S1E30 Mental Health For Coaches in Winter - The Struggles We Have but How We Overcome Them!

Dec 10, 2025 24m

A big topic is the battle of winter in the UK, especially being an outdoor tennis coach. It isn't easy stepping on in the winter months knowing rain is on the way, there is a massive wind chill, and…

S1E29 Evolving the Empire - Is it Good to Expand? Or Just Improve What You Have?

Dec 04, 2025 31m

Lots of the freelance tennis coaches begin at one tennis venue and remain there growing what they have, but should you branch out and look at getting other venues / facilities and growing your…

S1E28 Terms and Conditions & Policies - Does Tennis Coaching Really Need Them? And if so Why?

Nov 28, 2025 28m

Another deep dive into the world of Tennis Coaching as a business, as Ryan & Andy discuss the importance as a business to have Terms and Conditions / Policies in the tennis world. Like anywhere,…

S1E27 Padel - Fad or Future?

Nov 22, 2025 28m

Tennis seems to now be in jeopardy of being caught up by Padel, but since it's boom in the UK since Covid are we just following a trend around the world and it will in 5 years fade away or is it here…

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Just Play has published 46 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in Sports, Tennis.

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Just Play is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.

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