Alistair Higham Author

Alistair Higham Formerly an LTA national coach, and LTA head of coach development, he is GB Team Manager for the World Student Games and has captained the team to a record 17 consecutive major international medals, including twice beating the US College team in the World Team Championships to win gold in 2017 and 2025. He is an international expert on matchplay and momentum in sport which includes advising professional tennis coaches, football teams, coaches, and players. Author of two best-selling books on momentum, he presents on momentum at conferences across the world. He is also a qualified mentor working on the Premier League’s Elite Heads of Coaching programme.

Dr Ana Soares is a sport psychologist specialising in tennis and football. Ana brings an academic expertise, completing her PhD thesis on The Psychology of Turning Points in Tennis (2024). Her expertise in tennis has developed working full-time in Portugal, Spain, and Great Britain. She spent six years as the full-time resident Sports Psychologist for Spanish tennis academy Barcelona Total Tennis (BTT) and worked with professional players, including an ATP top 40 player, and Spanish Davis Cup coaches. Previously, a sport psychologist at Southampton FC Academy, Ana is currently the 1st team sport psychologist for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.