Player/Coach Relationships Require These Traits (Part 2)
In the last post, we discussed six things every coach/player relationship should have. However, those were not the only six things you should look for in your relationship with your coach. Today, we will add six more items to the list. 6 Things Every Coach/Player Needs Today we are going to go over the last six of the 12 important things you need to have a good coach to player relationship. Good communication You have to know how to communicate with your coach, but just as importantly, your coach has to know how to communicate with you. There are several areas where communication is important. • When you are out on the court, you have to be able to understand his or her cues and [Read More>]
Anxiety Relief Tips for Athletes
When you are about to play in a big match, it is often hard to quell that nervous energy. To an extent, nerves are good. You want to have some amount of anxiousness going in because it shows you really want it. However, a sign of greatness comes in learning how to overcome the nerves and succeed despite them. If you are so nervous that you cannot compete or you cannot compete to the best of your ability, then you need to work on fixing that. Don’t let butterflies be the thing that stops you from reaching the goals you want to reach. 7 Ways to Stop the Butterflies Before a Match If your nerves are too much for you to handle, try these seven [Read More>]
Player/Coach Relationships Require These Traits (Part 1)
When it comes to developing as a player, you want to do more than just play and practice. You want to truly develop as a player. But to do that, you need to find a good coach that is going to guide you towards success. A good relationship requires things from both the coach and the player. 6 Things Every Coach-Player Needs Today we are going to go over the first six of the 12 important things you need to have a good coach to player relationship. Trust You need to be able to trust your coach if you want to develop a good relationship. Maybe at some point he or she will tell you to do something that you do not understand or want [Read More>]
Top 9 Superfoods That Are Beneficial For Tennis Athletes
What you eat before and after a workout can greatly affect how you feel and how you play. Choosing your pre- and post-workout meals are an important part of training, health, and not getting sick on the court because you ate four steaks and a slice of cake ten minutes before you started a game. But what should you eat as an athlete and when should you eat it? The Best Health Mag came up with nine superfoods athletes (and anybody working out) should eat. So they are broken down here for you in terms of pre- or post-workout appeal. The nine foods equate to five pre-game food choices and five post-game choices. And no, the math is not wrong here. What Is a Superfood? [Read More>]
How to Balance Tennis and School
There is a Catch-22 for any student wanting to get into a good college or graduate program. These schools want to show you are a balanced individual by demonstrating top of the class grades combined with a lot of extracurricular activities. Those extracurricular activities, though, often take up a lot of time, which makes it harder to study and do homework. Thus, it is harder to get good grades. But you don’t play tennis just for the note on your resume. You play it because you love it. So even without the Catch-22, you want to be out on the court playing the game you love. That’s why you take lessons, go to summer camp, and condition. So how do you keep doing all of [Read More>]
Tennis Legends Teach 5 Valuable Lessons
There are so many things that tennis players need to know. Some of these you will learn by playing the sport, going to tennis camp, or taking lessons. Others you will learn from coaches and mentors. Still others, you will learn by watching matches. There are many ways you will learn over the years, but one of the best things you can do is pay attention to the tennis legends and see what they have to teach you. 5 Lessons You Can Learn from Tennis Greats In order to start your learning process, here are five lessons you can learn from the people who play tennis better than anyone else. Learn to control your temper: John McEnroe Sometimes you can learn what not to do [Read More>]
5 Best Habits of Tennis Players to Increase Your Mental Toughness
Have you ever heard someone say something along the lines of, “He or she is good, but they don’t have that certain something that all the great players have?” Talent is great, and it is going to get you far, but when you reach the top levels of your field – no matter what that field may be, everyone is talented. You need more than that to set yourself apart. You need that ‘certain something.’ It has been called the killer’s instinct, the winning attitude, the stuff of true champions, and a lot more. But what is it really? It’s a mental thing, and you can develop it too. 5 Habits Mentally Tough Tennis Players Possess Amy Morin wrote an article for Lifehack in which [Read More>]
Safety Rules to Remember about Team Sports
Nobody likes being injured. While there might not be a scientific study that proves this is true, it is pretty obvious that, at the very least, the majority of people hate being hurt. Because being in pain isn’t fun. In an effort to reduce the amount of injuries that players sustain during team sports, safety rules are implemented. Some of these rules might not make sense to you, or you might think they are not important. You may be tempted to ignore these rules. However, do so at your own peril. Ignoring safety rules could get you or someone else hurt. Nationwide has all sorts of resources for being safe while playing team sports. While the safety rules in place will be different from sport [Read More>]
Tennis Players Are Never Too Young to Play
Just because you are young, does not mean you cannot be great. Youth fuels the sport of tennis. To reach the top pinnacles of this sport, not only can you start early, you need to start early. Becoming a professional player takes years of hard work. The earlier you are when you start, the better you will be when it comes to making the pro circuit. Even before going pro, you need to play tournaments and perhaps play on your school’s team. It might be good to play in college. There are many steps to take, but what is pretty obvious by all of this is that the earlier you start, the better your chances will be to make it where you want to go. [Read More>]
6 Skills to Learn at Tennis Camp
When you go to tennis camp, you are going to learn the rules of the game and the strategy behind them. You will learn where to stand and how to keep score, sportsmanship and when to switch sides. You will learn strategy. Human Kinetics gives you a good example of the types of strategies you might learn. Amidst all of this learning, you will be focusing on the specific skills you need in order to be a great tennis player. 6 Things You Can Learn at Tennis Camp When you are at tennis camp, you will learn a lot. Here are six of the main things that you will learn while you are there. Serving Learning to serve is more difficult than you might think. [Read More>]
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