Virginia Commonwealth University Podcasts
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The Swede Paul Kostin started studying and playing for University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1974. After his own college career as a player he tried playing professional before starting to teach at a private club for a couple of years before going back to the college world and coach at Arkansas for 9 years followed by 30 years at Virginia Commonwealth University. In July 2020 Kostin retired and today we look back at his legacy as a college coach.
In this episode we talk about:
- why he stayed over 30 years at Virginia Commonwealth University
- what the biggest change in collegetennis have been during his era
- the difference between coaching at a private club and college players
- what Kostin have changed in his coaching during 39 years as a college coach
- how the society have changed and in what way that has affected his approach on court since he started coaching
- if he think college is a good pathway to the professional tour
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