Tennis Coach #167: Liz Odera - Embrace Life and Enjoy Everything

Our guest on The Coaching Podcast is Liz Odera, an award-winning tennis coach and motivational speaker who has changed the lives of thousands of youth through the power of sport. In this episode, Liz shares her insights on creating change through representation, the importance of adventure in coaching, and the power of group coaching. We’ll also discuss her philosophies behind the Girl Power Clubs and Liz will inspire us to embrace life, enjoy everything, and challenge the way we think about coaching.

Here are the summary points;

• 1.28: Coffee of choice? 
• 3.15: What is your back story?
• 4.51: "If you want to create change, you have to introduce sports into it!"
• 5.40: How did you create change? Representation!
• 11.35: Three words come to mind to describe Coach Em's African experience:
  • 1) Humility 
  • 2) Grateful
  • 3) Perspective
• 15.11: Did you coach your children? Yes, there is power in group coaching. 
• 18.03: IS there such a thing as work-life balance?
• 29.41: What makes a great coach?
  • Adventure - Having a spirit of adventure and creativity 
  • Be inclusive - Group effort always helps everyone grow together
• 23.58: What are the key philosophies behind the Girl Power Clubs?
• 28.50: What advice do you have for your 17-year-old self? Try it all!
• 29.54: Disruptive coaching idea that will change the way we coach in 2030?
  • Introduce the sport to everyone regardless of where they are or who they are! 

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About Liz Odera

Liz Odera is an award-winning coach, motivational speaker, and published author, Dr. Elizabeth Odera, was knighted with the medal of French Order of Youth and Sports by the French Government and The Head of State Commendation (HSC) from the Government of Kenya, and the Black Tennis Hall of Fame (BTHF), for her groundbreaking work in using sport to promote health and education of more than 11,000 youth annually. A Board Member at Sadili Oval Sports Academy. 

Liz has over 20 years of project management experience internationally in business, non-profit, sport, medical research, and education. Captain of the Women's Tennis Team, Kenyatta University, 1982 - 1986, and co-author Sports for Life (Amazon), Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Okongo Odera, is a qualified PTR Professional, Clinician, and Tester, and former top-seeded ladies in tennis in Kenya, having won many national, and university awards.  A director at a top non-profit sports club (Sadili Oval) in Nairobi, Kenya, with experience in running training sessions, camps, and tournaments globally.  A high-performance coach, Liz has developed players for tours, to national team positions, WTA/ITF ranking, junior grand slams (French, US, and Wimbledon), and USA Division I College tennis scholarships. 

Connect with Liz

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://lizodera.com/ and https://club.sadili.com