Released on January 28, 2023
The Psychology of Tennis Parenting
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Check out the Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: Nurturing Happiness
- Teach Happiness
- Happiness is a State of Being
- The Habit of Happiness
- Gratitude
- Heart-Based Parenting
- Praise Effort not Results
CHAPTER 2: Behind the Curtain
- The Multi-Sport Theory
- Successful Parental Habits
- Old School Parenting
- Emotional Regulation
- Mentors
- Teach Independence vs Dependence
- Chicken Blood
CHAPTER 3: Parental Dialog
- The Investment
- Parental Insecurities
- Post-Match Banter
- Always and Never
- Correct Conversations
- The Psychology of Listening
- Ask Don’t Tell
CHAPTER 4: Stacking Momentum
- Preparation
- Stacking Momentum
- Executing Momentum
- Fueling Momentum
- Heart Rate Monitoring
- Training Blocks
CHAPTER 5: Mindset Matters
- Decisions Not Situations
- Substandard Loyalties
- Why We Choke
- Argumentative Athlete
- Practice Being Likeable
- Unplug to Reboot
CHAPTER 6: Thriving Versus Suffering
- The Suffering
- Intangibles
- Negative Character Traits
- Psychosomatic Dramas
- Parental Stressors
- Thriving vs Suffering
- Spotting Anomalies
CHAPTER 7: Sabotaging Athletic Performance
- When Advice Creates Drama
- Suffering Defeat X 3
- Life Skills Through Tennis
- Knowledge Versus Wisdom
- Discomfort Is Good
- What If’s
- Visiting Their Peak Level
CHAPTER 8: Change Equals Improvement
- Avoidance versus Exposure
- Competitive Pressure Triggers
- Comfort Is Where Dreams Go to Die
- Changing Inner Belief
- Losing to Lesser Players
- Trimming the Fat
- The Pain of Changing
CHAPTER 9: Frustration Tolerance
- Understanding frustration
- Managing Frustration
- Desensitizing To Hardships
- Did You win?
- Perfectionism
CHAPTER 10: Concentration and Focus
- Regulating Focus
- Overthinking Mechanics
- Limiting Distraction
- Time Traveling
- Living in the Present
- Relaxed Observation
CHAPTER 11: Mental Fitness
- Cherish the Obsession
- Hey Jude
- Mental Fitness
- Monkey Mind
- Constructing Confidence
- Tennis on TV
CHAPTER 12: Match Day Concepts
- The Cause of Poor Play
- Assuming a Lack of Effort
- The Losers Draw
- Procrastination
- Cheaters
- Peaceful Warrior
CHAPTER 13: Self-Coaching
- Flipping Negative Inner Dialogue
- Rock Paper Scissors
- Positive Inner Dialogue
- Identifying Internal Obstacles
- Monitoring Outer Dialogue
- Attention Seeking Negative Dialogue
- Contaminating Thoughts
CHAPTER 14: Getting Good Vs. Earning Good
- Getting Good Versus Earning Good
- Replacement Thoughts
- Attention to Details
- Defeat Stimulates Growth
- Learn to Die
- Maximizing Progress
- Dealing with Adversity
CHAPTER 15: Emotional Toughness
- The Emotional Questionnaire
- Where Attention Goes …Energy Flow
- Experience Matters
- Nurture the Warrior Mentality
- Teaching Emotional Health
- Performance Anxiety
- Red Flags
CHAPTER 16 : Staring Down Fear
- Self-Sabotage
- Handling Fear
- The Fault Finder
- Staring Down Fear
- Run Towards the Fire
- Operating Under Pressure
CHAPTER 17 : Anticipation
- Rudimentary Anticipation
- The Secret of Pattern Recognition
- Cognitive Ease
- Situational Observation
- Emotional Detachment
- Modern Intelligence
CHAPTER 18: Anticipating Success
- Training Anticipation
- Set Them Up for Success
- Mental Rehearsals
- Parental Behavior
- Kobe’s Approach
- Six Anticipatory Skills
CHAPTER 19: Leadership
- Characteristics of Leaders
- Relationship Building
- Reality Check
- Get into their World
- Pattern BlocksTraining Time
