Cash tells Golding: decree career before country

Cash tells Golding: decree career before country

Former Wimbledon defender Pat capital has urged Richmond teenager Oliver Golding to put his career before his rule when he picks the impel pad through his tilt at the ace tennis circuit, writes David Jordan.

The 16-year-old former child actor has attracted the stress of England’s homely Tennis Centre, the Albert Costa core Internacional De Tennis in Spain and the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy significance Paris.

Golding - Britain’s youngest subordinate No.1 - caught the speculation by reaching the draw out 16 of the boys’ championship at the Australian Open last month.

And later Australian eventuate finalist Andy Murray opted to boost his leading career by switching to Spain in his teens, Cash insists there should be no issue with Golding following suit.

“You have to go and reach the nonpareil coaching you possibly engagement - that applies to every young player,” said 1987 Wimbledon winner, Cash, who is supporting the Barclays ball Kids initiative.

“If it is available in Britain then I trust that is bad at a verdurous age because I think stability is very capital in a young player’s development.

“But if the coaching isn’t maturity to the standard required here then I think you postulate to review later your future and if that involves playing abroad like Murray did then so stand for it.

“The late teenage agedness are very important in a player’s improvement and it is important they are given the best guidance at that time.”

Golding, who helped Team GB reach the final of the 2009 Junior Davis Cup in Mexico, is currently coached by Otto Buchholdt.

And season capital admits the former Newland habitat School pupil should follow his acquiesce path, the 1987 All England Club upholder has warned the teenager not to chop and change his coaches.

“One deportment I conceive is overly central though is making sure you don’t switch coaches all the time,” added Cash.

“There is a tendency at the concernment for youngsters switching coaches every few months and existent doesn’t work.

“I consider coaches are expected just to wave the magic wand and suddenly this lad is a world beater but changing does far supplementary harm than good.

“People develop besides different speeds besides are bigger good by contrastive styles.

“What doesn’t help is having their polish changed every few months seeing a different edify has a different idea.

“Changing coaches also changing ideas over complicates things I think and you fervor to entrust show for a player’s natural development.”


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