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ParentingAces - The Junior Tennis and College Tennis Podcast

ParentingAces - The Junior Tennis and College Tennis Podcast

By: Lisa Stone
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Host Lisa Stone discusses the various aspects of developing a tennis player from beginner through the juniors to college and beyond. Her weekly guests include experts in coaching, parenting, mental toughness, fitness & nutrition, technology & equipment, and college recruiting. Stone provides invaluable information for parents, players, and coaches.

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Episodes
  • Protect Your Child with BUNKR ft Hannah Keeling
    Apr 22 2026

    Welcome to Season 15 Episode 16 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, former college coach, Hannah Keeling, is back to share with us her new position with BUNKR.

    BUNKR is an online platform providing security for a player's, family's, and team's most vulnerable personal and financial information and safeguarding their communications while they travel. .

    Several hundred highly ranked professional tennis players and their teams trust BUNKR in over one-hundred (100) countries. BUNKR’s adoption by elite athletes is due to the product’s ease-of-use, combined with bank-level security and unique patent-pending design for protected messaging. The BUNKR team is deeply committed to privacy as a fundamental human-right.

    Designed for athletic teams as well, BUNKR has numerous features that allow for custom branding and a workflow that allows coaches to invite players, staff, and parents to join one or multiple secure networks allowing for streamlined communication between all stakeholders.

    In addition to secure and safe digital networks, BUNKR also has features such as a secure vault for your academy's, team’s, and family's most important documents, a password manager for your online accounts, and a notes function in which you can create to-do lists on the go to stay organized throughout the season.

    For more information on how the tennis world is utilizing BUNKR, visit https://wearecollegetennis.com/2026/03/19/ita-partners-with-bunkr-to-form-more-secure-safe-digital-communities-for-student-athletes-and-teams/and https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/bunkr-digital-privacy-security-tennis-travel-data-atp-partnershipIf you are interested in learning more about how your family or academy or team can best use BUNKR, you can reach out to Hannah via email at hannah.keeling@bunkr.lifeYou can also follow BUNKR on social media as follows:

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BUNKR.Official

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bunkr.life/

    As always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through junior tennis and the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo’d merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠online shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    CREDITS

    Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE

    Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

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    31 mins
  • What is the Role of the College Coach ft Rod Ray
    Apr 15 2026

    Welcome to Season 15 Episode 15 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, Coach Rod Ray is back to talk about his role as "coach" to Wofford tennis players and what he looks for in recruits.

    Rod has been coaching for 26 years, and he's seen so many changes to tennis development and the college recruiting process. Underneath it all, however, wanting "good people" on his team has never changed. Rod explains what that means to him - hint: it goes well beyond wins and losses!

    From the parents' perspective, Rod discusses what parents should be looking for in a coach for their child(ren). That again goes beyond wins and losses and really centers around character. Rod's own sons pursued sport at a high level, so he has learned along the way the importance of finding that good coach and being that good coach for so many other athletes.

    To get in touch with Coach Rod, you can reach him via his website at https://hardcomesfirst.com/ or by phone at 864-809-8827. His email is RayRA@Wofford.Edu. Rod is also on Instagram at https://instagram.com/rodray_.

    As always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through junior tennis and the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo’d merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠online shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    CREDITS

    Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE

    Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

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    51 mins
  • Find a Court Anytime, Anywhere with CourtsApp ft Daren Hornig
    Apr 8 2026

    Welcome to Season 15 Episode 14 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, we learn about a new app to help tennis families find a court any time, whether at home or while traveling to a tournament.

    CourtsApp, the first AI-powered marketing andbooking platform built to modernize court marketing and reservations, helps players instantly find and book open courts for tennis, TYPTI, pickleball, padel, and more. Bonus: you can download and use CourtsApp at no cost!

    CourtsApp founder and CEO, Daren Hornig, has been intimately involved in the tennis space for most of his adult life. “CourtsApp was born from pure frustration,” said Hornig, an avid tennis and pickleball player. “For years, my friends and I struggled to find open courts in real time and near where I wanted to play. We wanted a simple, reliable solution that matched how people already book restaurants, travel, or fitness. Now, with CourtsApp, they finally have one.”

    Hornig calls CourtsApp the “OpenTable for courts. The Expedia of racquet sports,” and added, “Beyond convenience, CourtsApp connects people; helping friends meet toplay, helping communities stay active, and making racquet sports more accessible to everyone. It is also a critical marketing tool for facility owners. Most operators lack the funds and expertise to market effectively in today's complex digital environment, and CourtsApp does this for them and more. Our goal is to get players on the courts and help clubs keep their courts full. It’s really a win-win scenario for all.”

    Players and clubs can learn more or join the platform at CourtsApp.com and download CourtsApp from the Apple App Store for iOS and the Google Play Store for Android.

    As always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through junior tennis and the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo’d merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠online shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    CREDITS

    Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE

    Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

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    28 mins
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