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Why sarcasm doesn’t work

By Sarah Stone WTCA COO/Founder and Dr Michelle Cleere Sarcasm is destructive. It is a form of teasing that can be detrimental to an athlete’s confidence and security. So why would a coach want to use sarcasm as a way to communicate? Maybe they are just sarcastic in general, perhaps they get nervous around new…
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Nutrition for Junior Tennis Players

by tennisconsult Nutrition for Junior Tennis PlayersI already wrote about my first impression on how junior tennis players ate during tournaments or all day workouts at some tennis academies in the US. Then I understood the essence and power of the fast food industry, so I just try to oppose it in everyday life. There is…
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Special Training for Tennis Players

by tennisconsult Today I’d like to talk about conditioning for tennis.This is an article about special training for tennis players. It is written by Diana D. Chalikov and Robert A. Walker from The Zen Tennis and Fitness Team. The importance of cross-training and weight training for tennis players is based on maintaining balance and symmetry. There…
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How Much Should Junior Tennis Players Train?

by tennisconsultA couple of words from my personal experience. When I was attending high school and college in Russia I used to do track and field. My results were pretty good for a non-professional college level: 100 meter sprint – 11.5 seconds, the long jump – 7.1 meters. I trained four times a week for two…
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Is your Feedback process False and Failing?

FALSE FEEDBACK FAILS We all need feedback to improve. As coaches, there is one area that I feel a lot of coaches are not consistent enough in – providing feedback to the athlete or parent that is honest, regardless if it’s nice or not. In the coaching industry, they speak about the 5 to 1 ratio…
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“I’m Not FEELIN’ It Today!”

The Trouble with Focusing on Emotions As a culture we are tuned into our moods—perhaps, at times, too much so. The juniors in my program echo this reality like a piano sounding board. Within the first five minutes of almost every practice, various players announce how they feel about their ball striking—and usually, it’s not…
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