The following post is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible. Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo
The Customized Peak Performance Cycle Versus The Old School Obsolete Cycle
In high level tennis, there is often a very fine line between competitive success and failure. A poor start, an initial lack of focus, or a bout of wavering confidence can cause a seemingly winnable match to quickly slip away. The will to properly prepare for competition usually makes the difference. For players to achieve consistent positive match results, their preparation must include ritualistic, inflexible routines. Success in tournaments is directly related to the quality of preparation. Champions become champions because they’re the few who are actually willing to put in the grueling hours of pre-match preparation. Spectacular achievements are preceded by spectacular preparation. Remember the old saying “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”? Make today be the last day that you go into an event unprepared. Below are two different match preparation cycles.
The Customized Peak Performance Cycle:
- Rest
- Review Match Logs/Match Video Analysis
- Retool: Stroke Components
- Movement Components
- Tactical Components
- Emotional/Focus Components
- Pattern Repetition
- Practice Sets/ Tie-Breakers
- Tournament
- Take Home another Trophy
Versus
The Old School Obsolete Cycle
- Rest
- Refuse To Do Match Analysis
- Ignore Your Issues
- Take Privates (While the coach feeds right to you)
- Pay Good Money to Boom Back & Forth in Academies
- Play King of the Hill
- Play Points (Winners move up, losers drop down)
- Tournament
- Lose Early
Which one of these cycles best represents your (or your player’s) cycle? It’s easy to see that The Customized Peak Performance Cycle is what will produce the results you want to see. Need help getting started? Pick up your copy of my International Player Evaluation or email fgsa@earthlink.net for a custom evaluation package.
Contact: Frank Giampaolo
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