Your Mindset When Playing Higher Ranked Opponents What is your mindset when facing a higher ranked opponent? Are you able to maintain your focus and rise to the occasion or do you become intimidated and overwhelmed by the pressure? Recall a match where you were intimated playing a
Mental Game Strategies to Overcome Adversity How do you respond to adversity on the tennis court? Are you able to bounce back quickly after a bad game and play your best tennis or does adversity hurt your confidence or belief in your abilities? How you respond to adversity
Wawrinka’s Trusting Mindset Do higher seeded tennis players intimidate you (or players you coach)? And did you think you were going to lose before the match even started? In order to believe you can win, you must be confident and trust in your abilities in the present moment.
Playing In The Moment In Matches Playing in the “now” requires a tennis player to commit to “letting go.” “Letting go” of mistakes is a strategy where a player releases (flushes) the last point in order to re-gain his focus for the current point. When you can’t release
Staying Positive When Losing Matches Many tennis players repeat the refrain, “It’s not my fault…” Some tennis players blame mistakes and losses on a wide range of sources: Blaming prevents an athlete from acquiring valuable feedback from a performance, which interferes with improvements that could be made to
Improving Your Tennis Focus Have you ever been told by a your tennis coach, or perhaps a parent, that you need to focus more? The word “focus” is commonly thrown around in the world of tennis. The definition of “focusing” is directing your attention or effort towards something