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Resist Reacting Emotionally after Points in the Tennis Match

Allen Fox Learn how to manage your emotions during a tennis match. I like this excerpt from the famous sport psychologist Allen Fox’s new book Tennis: Winning the Mental Match. Resist reacting emotionally after points in the tennis match Your game will tend to follow your emotions, positive ones producing good play and negative ones,…
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Tennis Talent Identification and Development in Tennis

by tennisconsult I already wrote about how to identify talent in tennis in the post How to identify talented tennis players among those juniors who already play There is an interesting scientific article below. It was written by M. Crespo and P. Mclnerney and published in Coaching and Sport Science Review of the ITF. I hope the…
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Factors to Be Considered When Creating a Tennis Talent Identification Program

by tennisconsult There is the second part of the article Tennis talent identification and development in tennis Factors to be considered when creating a talent identification program We strongly recommend that all national associations (NA) should have in place a talent identification program as part of their general player development program. Countries that have a “small” tennis…
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Basic Principles of a Training Program for Developing Strong Junior Tennis Players

by tennisconsult Basic principles of a training program for developing strong junior tennis players I continue to write about developing of top junior tennis players. We discussed this topic in the article How much should a junior tennis player train? Let’s continue to learn about common recommendations about basics of training system for creating of top junior…
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How to Write a World-Class Conditioning Program in 15 Minutes or Less

by Joel Jamieson When I was first getting into the field of strength and conditioning, I remember feeling overwhelmed any time I was asked to write out a training program for someone. I’d often spend hours writing out a single program, only to decide it wasn’t good enough and start over. From the very beginning,…
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Are you a player or just a hitter?

Max Grancini Spot the differenceThis article comes from my daily experience as a coach. In it, we will talk about one of my students, “R,” and the struggles he has faced. I don’t mean to pick on R though, as he is only one of millions of tennis players trying to improve their tennis games.…
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