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ACCELERATED GROWTH BLUNDER

Posted on June 4, 2017 by in The Second Edition of The Tennis Parent's Bible

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Regardless of the comfort level, accelerated growth demands to abort ineffective strokes, strategies or tactics and systematically re-tooling them. Change is mandatory for growth. Following is a common developmental blunder.

Overlooking the Pain Principle

Remember the old saying? “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.” Players hit common walls in their development. One of those walls is resisting change.

If your child view’s change, as more painful than losing, they’ll continue down the same losing path. It’s so painful for some to change a flawed grip, stroke or stance, that they’d rather accept the pain of losing than deal with changing.

Great things begin to happen when the pain of losing starts to be more powerful than the pain of changing. Once they accept the fact that a change has to be made, they are on their way to the next level. This is where great parenting comes in.

“For some, a comfortable old – bad habit is less painful than the temporary pain of fixing it.”

Overlooking the Pain Principle

Posted on July 16, 2015 by in The Tennis Parent's Bible

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Overlooking the Pain Principle

Remember the old saying? “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.” Players hit common walls in their development. One of those walls is resisting change.

If your child view’s change, as more painful than losing, they’ll continue in the same losing path. It’s so painful for some to change a flawed grip, stroke or stance; they’d rather accept the pain of losing than deal with changing.

Great things begin to happen when the pain of losing starts to be more powerful than the pain of changing. Once they accept the fact that a change has to be made, they are on their way to the next level. This is where great parenting comes in.

The cycle of change is a three step process:

  1. Step one is accepting change.
  2. Step two is uncomfortable because they have left their old strokes and their new strokes are not fully formed.
  3. Step three is a 4-6 week developmental cycle. During this phase, their new motor programs become personalized and over-ride the old motor programs.

NOTE: At stage 2, the pain of being uncomfortable often pulls them back to their old strokes.

SPECIAL NOTE: Placing your youngster into a competitive situation before the three phases are complete may destroy their new motor program and the old strokes will surely return.

 

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Accepting Change

Posted on May 24, 2015 by in Blunders and Cures, The Tennis Parent's Bible

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BLUNDER: Overlooking the Pain Principle

Remember the old saying? “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.”

Players hit common walls in their development. One of those walls is resisting change.

If you view the process of change as more painful than losing, then you will continue to go down the same losing path. For some players, it’s so painful to change a flawed grip, stroke, stance, or even adding more off-court training time, that they would rather accept the pain of losing than deal with correcting their flaw. However, great things begin to happen when the pain of losing starts to be more powerful than the pain of changing. Once a player accepts the fact that a change has to be made, they are on their way to the next level.

CURE: The cycle of change is a three step process:

  1. Step one is accepting change.
  2. Step two is letting go of the old, comfortable flaw and embracing the new change which will most likely be uncomfortable at first. It is important to resist going back to your old strokes or tendencies.
  3. Step three is a 4-6 week developmental cycle. During this phase, your new motor program becomes personalized and over-rides the old motor program. This phase is critical in order to bring confidence to your new changes and prepare you for competition so that you don’t resort back to your losing ways under tournament pressure.

Ask Yourself:

Is the pain of change greater than the pain of losing? If you choose to fix a flawed fundamental stroke, can you take time off of the tournament trail?  Think back to your last few pressure packed tournaments, was there a stroke that let you down? Did your conditioning/stamina fail you? Did you lack the tactical answers to pull your opened out of their comfort zone? Did your emotions (fear) prevent you from playing your game at crunch time? If so, a change may be in order. Can you list a recurring theme that causes you to break down under pressure?

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Resisting Change

Posted on March 14, 2015 by in The Tennis Parent's Bible

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Overlooking the Pain of Change

Remember the old saying? “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.” Players hit common walls in their development. One of those walls is resisting change.

If your child views change, as more painful than losing, they’ll continue in the same losing path. It’s so painful for some to change a flawed grip, stroke or stance; they’d rather accept the pain of losing than deal with changing.

Great things begin to happen when the pain of losing starts to be more powerful than the pain of changing. Once they accept the fact that a change has to be made, they are on their way to the next level.

This is where great parenting comes in. The cycle of change is a three step process:

  1. Step one is accepting change.
  2. Step two is initiating the change. This step is uncomfortable because they have left their old strokes and their new strokes are not fully formed.
  3. Step three is a 4-6 week developmental cycle. During this phase, their new motor programs become personalized and over-ride the old motor programs.

NOTE: In step 2, the pain of being uncomfortable often pulls them back to their old strokes.

SPECIAL NOTE: Placing your youngster into a competitive situation before the three phases are complete may destroy their new motor program and the old strokes will surely return.

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Tennis and the Pain Principle

Posted on February 26, 2015 by in Tennis Parent Education, The Tennis Parent's Bible

 

The following post is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible.  Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo

The Pain Principle

Overlooking the pain principle as it relates to tennis growth is a very common mistake.

Remember the old saying? “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.” Players hit common walls in their development. One of those walls is resisting change.

If your child views change, as more painful than losing, they’ll continue in the same losing path. It’s so painful for some to change a flawed grip, stroke or stance; they’d rather accept the pain of losing than deal with changing.

Great things begin to happen when the pain of losing starts to be more powerful than the pain of changing. Once they accept the fact that a change has to be made, they are on their way to the next level.  This is where great parenting comes in.

The cycle of change is a three step process:

  1. Step one is accepting change.
  2. Step two is uncomfortable because they have left their old strokes and their new strokes are not fully formed.
  3. Step three is a 4-6 week developmental cycle. During this phase, their new motor programs become personalized and over-ride the old motor programs.

NOTE: At stage 2, the pain of being uncomfortable often pulls them back to their old strokes.

Placing your youngster into a competitive situation before the three phases are complete may destroy their new motor program and the old strokes will surely return.  The result is wasted time, energy and money. As a parent, be sure your player and coach are on the same page with the necessary changes. Thanks for visiting, Frank

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