6 Lessons from 2025 with Jonathan Stokke

6 Lessons from 2025 with Jonathan Stokke

Author: Will Boucek January 9, 2026 Duration: 45:34

Jonathan Stokke is a former D1 player at Duke who played doubles in the US Open in 2001 & 2002. He has over 100k Instagram followers, a growing YouTube channel, and a podcast. My episode with him from 2024 is still one of the most downloaded episodes of all time.

In this conversation, we share six lessons we learned in 2025 that will help you win more in 2026. We focus on poaching, timing, balance, smarter formations, technique, and more.

  • Timing for an effective poach
  • Net play as the highest ROI for club players
  • Poaching technique - balance and centered head position
  • When to poach based on score and patterns
  • Reps, discomfort, and burning through bad attempts
  • Australian and I-formation to force favorable matchups
  • Tennis coaching as a restaurant menu
  • The one thing Jonathan wants you to NOT do in 2026

I highly recommend checking out Jonathan's content as well as his doubles camps below.

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