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Please Don't Join MindCraft

"Here are 13 reasons why MindCraft may not be the right academy for you."

1. I'm not a certified tennis coach.

I don't hold a formal tennis coaching certification, and I don't currently intend to pursue one.

I believe a certificate alone cannot establish how effectively someone can develop a player. Equally, practical experience should never be accepted without scrutiny.

You are welcome to question my coaching methods, understand my experience and examine the development of the players I have worked with.

2. I'm not a certified fitness trainer.

I have studied fitness, but I have not completed the full certification process to become a certified personal trainer.

3. I have studied only up to 12th standard.

I do not have a college degree. If you want a coach with higher formal education, this may be a reason not to choose me.

4. I did not achieve major results as a tennis player.

I am not someone who became a famous tennis player and then started an academy.

5. We do not have world-class facilities

We currently have clay courts. If you want a big academy with world-class facilities, many courts and everything else, MindCraft may disappoint you.

6. I will not teach tennis technique the way you expect.

If you want me to make your child copy another player's forehand simply because it looks beautiful, we may not agree. I may question what you see. I may explain things you did not notice. I may not give you the answer you expected.

7. I cannot promise when your child will improve.

I cannot promise a tournament win, a ranking or a professional tennis career by a particular age.

If you need that promise before joining, please do not join MindCraft.

8. If you are coming for one or two months, taking private lessons and expecting me to make your child the next Federer, this is not the place.

I cannot magically transform your child in one or two months just because you are taking private lessons. If that is what you expect, please don't join MindCraft.

9. I will not agree with you just to keep you happy.

I dont have any intention of making a good impression on anyone.You may disagree with my decisions. You may not like some things I tell you about your child.

If you expect me to agree with every opinion you have because you are paying me, we may not work well together.

10. I'm just lucky, nothing else.

Every time my students achieve something, it is luck.That's it

11. I am not one of those "passionate coaches" who apparently don't care about money.

I want to earn money from coaching. I want to earn well. I want MindCraft to grow. Sorry if that disappoints you.

12. I expect my fees to be paid on time.

If fees are not paid as agreed, I will stop coaching. I am running a business, not a charity.

13. Coaching fees or any other fee depend on demand and supply.

When demand for a coach is low, fees may be low. When demand increases and more people want that coach's limited time, fees can increase.

I have charged very low fees in the past because demand for my coaching was low. I am not ashamed of that.

Low demand meant lower fees. Higher demand can mean higher fees.

You are free to decide whether my fees are worth paying, just as I am free to decide what my time and coaching are worth.

THIS IS NOT A PUBLICITY STUNT OR A MARKETING GIMMICK.

I'm not writing these points to attract attention or impress anyone. This is genuinely how I think, how I work, and how I approach coaching.

Read these points carefully before going any further.
If they are enough to make you choose another academy, that is completely your decision.
If you are still reading, continue.