Thank you for visiting, Frank Giampaolo
Parents, it’s important to understand one of the most important parental goals of tournament play and the key to assisting your child on game day is to DE-STRESS them.
The ideal parent of an athlete helps their athlete focus on their game and not on the uncontrollable issues surrounding their game. Stress impairs performance:
- Stress Increases Muscle Contractions
- Stress Decreases Fluid Movement
- Stress Impairs Judgment
- Stress Reduces Problem Solving Skills
Athletes performs best in a calm relaxed mental state.
I recommend you and your child pre-set two to three performance goals each match. Such as: 65% first serves in, or apply offense, neutral and defensive shot selections appropriately. If your child hits all the performance goals, they win! This takes some of the pressure off the child and allows them to perform to their best of their ability (performance goal) without the stress of having to win (outcome goal). This also takes some of the stress off the parent by allowing them to chart the match performance goals. For more parental tennis tips see: The Tennis Parents Bible
Contact: Frank Giampaolo
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