Category: Mental Training

GOOD HABITS PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS PlanningLay the groundworkDevelop outcome goalsDevelop process goalsReview your progressKeep a journal Practice with a PurposeHow often can you practiceStructuring your practiceMatch Play/tacticsTechniqueFitnessMental SkillsVisual/ReflexesMovementMeasuring success Mental PreparationDeveloping mental skillsDriveConfidenceFocusResiliencySelf-regulationRoutinesBuild Your Mental ApproachPrepare to play your bestBefore playingBetween pointsBetween games AnalysisLearn from other playersCritique your own play during practiceCritique your play during…

You can use the following audio meditation before a match or practice session. Pre-Match Visualization

In a tennis match you will spend more time between points than you will actually spend playing tennis. So, the way you use this between-point time is key to your mental state during the match.  Between each point, you have 20 seconds. (The pros have a 25 second clock.) That might not seem like a…

PreMatch Write down a simple strategy and intentions for the match. You can either do it on your phone, ipad, or with pen and paper. Keep the strategy simple. Here is example: I am going to play consistent tennis and force my opponent to make a lot of shots I will commit to getting my return…

In moments of great import in our lives: perhaps an important sporting event, or when asking someone we like on a date, or before an important test, the feeling of nerves can take over. In your body, nerves can translate into a shaking feeling in your hands, or a queasiness in your stomach. Perhaps your…