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What comes first tennis confidence or winning?

Kathy ToonMENTAL GAMEWhat if I told you that you will win more when you focus less on winning? It may seem counter intuitive, but it’s true. What else is true is that if you build your tennis confidence through constant improvement, you will win more often. In our society, we tend to define winning in…
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Parents, Seek Coaches Who Are Tough, but Fair on Your Kids

By Allistair McCaw TOUGH LOVE – Parents, seek coaches who are tough, but fair on your kids, you’ll thank them later: Think back to the teachers and coaches you remember and respected most from your school days. You may only remember 2 or 3, but you probably remember the tough ones, right? The ones that…
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Advice for Young Athletes

By Allistair McCaw Advice for Young AthletesDear young athletes: The one thing that’s holding you back the most, is this…‎Mindset‬ .‬ FACT:You are NOT going to play well (or the way you’d like to) every time you step out to compete. In other word’s: How good are you on your ‘bad days’?, How do you…
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Coaching and Training

By Allistair McCaw Simple advice but still a rarity today in coaching and training: mastering the fundamentals and basics first before adding on. Something we see in today’s age, especially in the social media department, is trainers and groups posting strength or movement video’s of their kids or athletes performing drills and exercises. The problem…
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Top 10 Mistakes Most Players Make On The Court

By Ren Gates Tennis is a very difficult, nuanced game. Most recreational players make very simple strategic mistakes, very regularly, leading to WAY more unforced errors than they need to be making. Here are the top 10 mistakes made on the tennis court, and quick fixes for all of them. 1. Trying to hit winners…
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Top 10 Health Benefits of Playing Tennis for Women

By PlayYourCourt.com Tennis is one of the best sports for women to play for both psychological and physical reasons. We thought a roundup of the top health benefits would give you yet another reason to start playing tennis. 1. Improve Your Social Skills By its nature, tennis is a very social sport. So whether you’re…
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