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EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 25 MIN

Tennis Kids and Instagram: Healthy or Harmful?

from The Prodigy Maker Tennis Show

🎾 Tennis Kids & Instagram: Healthy or Harmful?More and more junior players are being featured on IG—but is it helping their development or hurting it?Chris breaks down the positives, the pitfalls, and the ethical questions every parent and coach should be thinking about.👇 Listen now and decide for yourself0:00 Should You Put Your Tennis Kid on Instagram?0:59 Is It Healthy? The Big Question2:08 Casual Sharing vs. Dedicated Accounts4:17 Different Types of Tennis Parent Posting5:05 When Posting Becomes Branding6:20 Proud Parent or Building a Business?8:24 Why Parents Build a Brand Around a Child10:49 Is It Healthy for Kids?12:08 Pressure, Performance, and the Camera13:09 The Tony Nadal Perspective on Humility15:03 Ego, Attention, and Character Development17:05 Protecting Your Child’s Mental Health18:54 When Social Media Becomes a Production19:44 Scouting, Exposure, and the New Tennis World20:56 What If Things Go Wrong?22:01 Monetizing a Child’s Tennis the Right Way23:39 How to Protect Kids While Using Social Media24:10 Preview of the Next Podcast Episode🎾 The Prodigy Maker Tennis Show (PMTS) explores the intersection of junior tennis development, cutting-edge sport science, fitness, health, and human performance. Hosted by world-renowned coach Chris Lewit — author of The Secrets of Spanish Tennis and Winning Pretty, and developer of numerous No. 1 juniors in the U.S. — PMTS brings together coaching wisdom, research, and technology to shape the future of tennis and human performance.👉 Subscribe and listen onhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prodigy-maker-tennis-show/id1456148452https://open.spotify.com/show/3Wu0PXf9IXneu0ogrzujZNhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR2QscfBfEs9dtttR6XNhduNlWYmZIfy-🌐 https://shows.acast.com/the-prodigy-maker-tennis-show/about📖 Books: The Secrets of Spanish Tennis | Winning Pretty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎾 Tennis Kids & Instagram: Healthy or Harmful?More and more junior players are being featured on IG—but is it helping their development or hurting it?Chris breaks down the positives, the pitfalls, and the ethical questions every parent and coach should be thinking about.👇 Listen now and decide for yourself0:00 Should You Put Your Tennis Kid on Instagram?0:59 Is It Healthy? The Big Question2:08 Casual Sharing vs. Dedicated Accounts4:17 Different Types of Tennis Parent Posting5:05 When Posting Becomes Branding6:20 Proud Parent or Building a Business?8:24 Why Parents Build a Brand Around a Child10:49 Is It Healthy for Kids?12:08 Pressure, Performance, and the Camera13:09 The Tony Nadal Perspective on Humility15:03 Ego, Attention, and Character Development17:05 Protecting Your Child’s Mental Health18:54 When Social Media Becomes a Production19:44 Scouting, Exposure, and the New Tennis World20:56 What If Things Go Wrong?22:01 Monetizing a Child’s Tennis the Right Way23:39 How to Protect Kids While Using Social Media24:10 Preview of the Next Podcast Episode🎾 The Prodigy Maker Tennis Show (PMTS) explores the intersection of junior tennis development, cutting-edge sport science, fitness, health, and human performance. Hosted by world-renowned coach Chris Lewit — author of The Secrets of Spanish Tennis and Winning Pretty, and developer of numerous No. 1 juniors in the U.S. — PMTS brings together coaching wisdom, research, and technology to shape the future of tennis and human performance.👉 Subscribe and listen onhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prodigy-maker-tennis-show/id1456148452https://open.spotify.com/show/3Wu0PXf9IXneu0ogrzujZNhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR2QscfBfEs9dtttR6XNhduNlWYmZIfy-🌐 https://shows.acast.com/the-prodigy-maker-tennis-show/about📖 Books: The Secrets of Spanish Tennis | Winning Pretty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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