Dealing With Match Anxiety (Part 2) What is it that keeps us from performing the same way we do in practice as we do in a match or a tournament? What is it that keeps us from getting a good night’s sleep or being able to eat well the day before competition? It is match…
Whether you need to win the next set in a close match, your match is outside in ninety-degree weather, or you are playing through some minor injuries, you will encounter some sort of difficulty in your tennis career. It is going to happen. Mental toughness is going to be the factor that will dictate whether…
It is vital to your success in tennis that you surround yourself with people who share a commitment to you achieving your goal. It is so easy to allow yourself to water down your goals as well as modify the plan you put into place to achieve your goals. Without being held accountable, many allow…
What a comeback for Tiger! It’s been 11 years since he’s last won a major and there’s no doubt mindset played a major role. For the past ten or so years, Woods has had many well documented struggles off the golf course. The most recent being a back surgery that left him not only unable…
Tournaments and matches can provide an extremely stressful environment. If not handled properly, tournament and match anxiety can seriously inhibit your ability to perform. You put too much hard work and training into perfecting your game simply to be held back by nerves and anxiety. Here are five steps that you can take to prevent…
If I was they type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended up dreaming about tennis, I would go nuts. – Marat Safin“I eat, sleep, drink, and breathe tennis.” It sounds noble doesn’t it? But, for all intents and purposes, it is more of an…