The following post is an excerpt from Match Day Preparation. Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo
To identify your personal playing style, let’s begin by self- profiling your game. Answer the following questions based on what best describes your game.
SELF PROFILING QUESTIONS:
- Primary style of play? (Hard hitting baseliner, All-court player/Net rusher, Pusher/Retriever or Drop shot artist)?
- Preferred serve patterns (Especially on mega points)?
- Preferred return of serve position and shot selection on both first and second serve returns?
- Preferred return of serve position and shot selection on both first and second serve returns?
- Dominant short-ball option?
- Preferred net rushing pattern?
- Stroke strengths and weaknesses?
- Movement, agility and stamina strengths and weaknesses?
- Frustration tolerance, focus, and emotional stability?
- Preferred length of points? (Do you like to elongate points?)
ASSIGNMENT:
Tipping close matches in your favor requires a player to run their best patterns at crunch time. Do you think pattern rehearsal would help you perform better under pressure?
List 3 reasons why knowing your preferred style of play will improve your confidence on court and get you better results.
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(Example answers: If you know your style of play you will conserve energy versus waste energy; you will expose your strengths while hiding your weaknesses; you will be proactive instead of reactive and control the match dynamics.)
Plan on entering every match whether it is the first round or the finals, Miami or Moscow, hard courts or clay courts, with your favorite style of play and your time tested patterns. Starting each match with what you do best…is a recipe for success!
Contact: Frank Giampaolo
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