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Solutions and Cures
Remember the acronym for WIN- W: What’s; I: Important; N: Now. Dummy up and only focus on what’s important now, from pre-match rituals, through each point of the match, to post-match rituals.
Be prepared in every possible way- technical, physical, emotional and mental:
Technical Preparation: The “tool belt” of primary & secondary strokes are all pre-developed and wired for tournament play.
Physical Preparation: Aerobic and anaerobic capacities are ready to handle the long-standing suffering of winning six matches in a row.
Emotional/Focus Preparation: Pre-set protocols/solutions have been discussed and developed to handle any crisis.
Mental/Strategy and Tactics: Pre-set patterns to successfully pull all four different styles of opponents out of their comfortable system of play.
“The very best way to destroy performance anxiety is through growth.”
