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During Pressure Situations Your Habits Will Be Exposed

By Allistair McCaw Allistair McCaw During pressure situations your habits will be exposed. Skills learned in non-pressure situations will not necessarily transfer to pressure situations. One thing I’ve come to realize observing sports programs around the world is that a lot of athletes spend relatively little time performing under pressure in their practices. When the…
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The Importance of Attitude in Sports Performance

By Allistair McCaw Bad attitude athletes are like rotten apples. The actions you take as a coach say a lot about the standards you uphold:A few coaches and parents get upset when I tell them it’s not my responsibility to bring my athlete’s effort, that’s on the athlete. Attitude is another thing that’s on the…
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Training movement

By Allistair McCawTraining movement isn’t only about speed and agility, it’s about teaching the athlete to anticipate and react quicker. Believe it or not, the most important element in creating a great mover in sport is actually developed and trained between the ages of 4 and 12. And what is this great characteristic found in…
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Tennis Tip: Why Your Footwork is Killing Your Game

By PlayYourCourt.com Whether you are a beginner, a club player, or an aspiring professional, there is one aspect of your game that is most often overlooked: Your footwork. You may have the prettiest forehand in the world, or incredibly soft hands at net, and yet, if your footwork is lacking, many times, none of that…
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How to Read Your Opponent and Win More Matches

By Ren Gates Tennis is like a chess match. It is as much about strategy as it is about execution, so it is imperative that you go into each match with a game plan. You know your strengths, and that should play a big role in how you approach each match. However, an effective game…
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What Parents Should Say as Their Kids Perform

250 Comments In my work at Growing Leaders, we enjoy the privilege of serving numerous NCAA and professional sports teams each year. After meeting with hundreds of coaches and athletes, I noticed an issue kept surfacing in our conversations. Both the student-athlete and the coach were trying to solve the same problem. What was that…
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