World-Class Tennis Coaching for Women | Tennis Strategy | Winning Mental Game | Fitness for Tennis
The most common complaints we hear from female doubles players are: Chemistry – “I just don’t seem to play well with her.” Communication – “What she said really upset/distracted me.” Concentration – “I keep thinking I’m letting my partner down.” Captaincy – “She won’t listen to me.” or “She always tells me what to do.” More >
Confidence is all about focusing on and feeling good about what you can do and not worrying about what you can’t do. Most players can recall at least one game, set, or entire match in which they could seemingly do no wrong, where they played without really thinking about what they were doing. Some tennis More >
When I hear that at a certain point, tennis is 90 percent mental, my follow-up question is always, then why is 90-plus percent of our training physical? Good question, huh? Well, what is “mental” anyway? The mental aspect of your game consists of the thoughts and images you have in your brain. Do you know More >
For many of us, the backhand in tennis, and specifically the double handed backhand, is our weaker groundstroke. This can cause nerves when we have to hit a double handed backhand in a pressure situation, such as a return of serve from the ad side in a match. And I’m sure many of you have More >
Do you believe in yourself as a tennis player? Easier for some than others. Why is this such a struggle for some of us? I’m re-reading Noah St. John’s book The Secret Code of Success. St. John talks about our “head trash” or the subconscious roadblocks that keep folks from acting on their real hopes More >
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