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Tough Love Insights to Successful Competitive Tennis- Part 7

Posted on April 1, 2020 by in Maximizing Tennis Potential, The Second Edition of The Tennis Parent's Bible

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Advance competitive tennis demands more than simply hitting another basket of balls. Parents and players need to recognize and understand that:

  • To compete at the highest levels, mental, and emotional tennis training must be part of the athlete’s developmental plan.
  • The real issues of competitive failures.
  • Inefficient training routines need to be redirected.

The following posts list some common training missteps that competitive tennis players and parents need to acknowledge and refine to maximize performance.

 

Tough Love Insights to Successful Competitive Tennis

 

Insight Seven: Practice in the exact manner you’re expected to perform.

Possible Solution: Practice sets weekly with both your A-game and contingency plans.

Does Your Athlete Know Their Game?

Posted on December 2, 2018 by in Maximizing Tennis Potential, The Tennis Parent's Bible

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When parents and coaches say, “Just go out and play your game!” Most athletes do not even know what their game is? 

Identifying and rehearsing the Top Seven Patterns that are played most proficiently will help the athlete maximize potential at a quicker rate. Does your athlete know their game? 

TOP SEVEN PATTERNS

 

1) Top Service Pattern: Deuce Side (2 Ball Sequence)

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2) Top Service Pattern: Add Side (2 Ball Sequences)

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3) Top Service Position & Return Pattern Versus 1st Serve

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4) Top Service Return Position & Shot Option Versus 2nd Serve

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5) Top Rally Pattern to Get the Opponent Vulnerable

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6) Top Short Ball Option

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7) Top Net Rushing Pattern

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One Set Wonders?

Posted on June 17, 2017 by in Maximizing Tennis Potential

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Frank Giampaolo

Encouraging “One Set Wonders”

First of all, I congratulate any juniors that actually play full practice matches. Across the country, most juniors hit for 20 minutes, maybe finish a set and then leave. They become accustomed to being “one set wonders!” This is especially true in the intermediate levels of junior tennis.

Winning those tough three set tournament matches require practicing whole matches. Rehearsing the art of closing out full matches versus a single set will improve their mental toughness.  If time is of the essence, I recommend that players play 3-sets, starting at 2-2 instead of the typical one set routine. Handling the stress of closing out the set is a big advantage.

 

“There is a huge difference between mechanical confidence and competitive confidence.”