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INTERVIEW: The Secret to Maximizing Potential in Tennis

The Parent-Child Relationship: The Secret to Maximizing Potential in Tennis
WTCA – Women’s Tennis Coaching Association

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THE SOFT SCIENCE OF TENNIS 

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Excerpt from the Second Edition Tennis Parent’s Bible

“Frank is quickly becoming one of the games most respected and influential teachers. As the coach of a #1 WTA player, I recommend The Tennis Parent’s Bible to anyone serious about developing a champion.”

Sam Sumyk, Former Coach of Victoria AzarenkaSAM QUOTE PHOTO

 

 

 

The following post is a Q & A excerpt from the Second Edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible available for pre-order now!

QUESTION: Why is avoiding performance anxiety in practice bad?

Frank: Avoiding stress in practice only magnifies a player’s performance anxiety during future competition. This avoidance keeps competition scary and uncomfortable and fuels the athlete’s lingering self-doubt.

“Players are actually increasing their anxieties by dodging their fears.”

Every time a player side steps their issues, the thoughts of possible failure multiply into a serious lack of confidence and self-esteem. Their apprehension and fear of competition will actually increase until they agree to stop avoiding their fears.

Psychologists report that the central nervous system decreases its arousal state with extended exposure to the same stimuli. In other words, if one’s nervous system isn’t overly aroused any more… it stops experiencing excessive performance anxiety.

Familiar things get boring. This is human nature. So, the best way for players to alleviate their performance anxieties is through exposure not avoidance.

If your child has performance anxieties, ask them to review with their coach the below facts regarding avoiding anxiety:

Five Avoiding Anxiety Consequences:

1) Avoidance eliminates exposure and experiencing the harmless reality of a tennis match.

2) Avoidance clutters the mind and steals any real analysis of the facts.

3) Avoidance eliminates repetition and the chance to see the event as actually routine.

4) Avoidance stops the practice of the actual protocols so there is no mastery of skills.

5) Avoidance kills true mastery and mastery is what decreases future failures.

Another way to look at the effects of avoiding anxieties is that it magnifies ignorance and multiplies fear, nervousness, uncertainty, distress and disorganization. Although confronting performance anxieties is difficult, it’s the exposure that brings empowerment. So, exposure is the most potent medicine for performance anxiety.

Contact: Frank Giampaolo
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The Second Edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible

 is now available for pre-orders on Amazon!

 

 

Frank Giampaolo Talk Radio Show

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THIS THURSDAY!
OCTOBER 15, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. Eastern Time

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John L. Danise,

Executive Director of the Florida High School
Tennis Coaches Association
Interviews

Bestselling Author Frank Giampaolo
Discussing the process of
Raising Athletic Royalty.

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Frank will be available to answer questions after the show!
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PRESENTS
The Tennis Parent/ Player/ Coaches Maximizing Tennis Potential Seminar

Join Us Live December 13, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida for a
Very Special One Day Workshop

Topics Will Include:

  1. Brain Typing & Body Typing Athletes
    2.Organizing Game Plans
    3.Why Life Skills Equals Results
    4. Pre Match Preparation -Morphing into an Athletic Warrior
    5.Primary versus Secondary Strokes
    6.The Mental Component: How to Preset Protocols
    7.The Emotional Component: How to Preset Protocols
    8.Time Management: The 168 Hour Rule
    9. Flexible Skills Training vs Consistent Skills Training
    10.Practice in the Manner You’re Expected to Perform
    11.The Top Tennis Parent Blunders & How to Avoid Them
    12.Parental Match Day Communication
    13.Why it Pays Tenfold to Educate the Parents
  2. Tennis Parent Job Descriptions
  3. Organizing the Athletes Customized Developmental Plan

Important Note from the FHSTCA Conference:

  1. Frank’s Seminar-Tennis Parent/Coaches Workshop is an added bonus for us. It is not included in the HS Coaches Conference but an optional addition to it.
  2. Frank’s seminar is for the parents and coaches of serious HS players. The athlete is encouraged to attend.
  3. To Register Go To:
    maximizetennispotential.com/shop/ and
    select FHSTCA Seminar.
    Space is limited for this intimate classroom event.
  4. Coaches and parents can receive more information regarding the workshop by contacting Frank at FGSA@earthlink.net

 

Decreasing Unforced Errors

The following post list solutions to decreasing unforced errors.(Excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible)  Thanks for visiting, Frank GiampaoloThe Tennis Parent's Bible by Frank Giampaolo

Spotting the Opponents Style Shift
Situation: Our player wins the first set 6-2. Upon the start of 2nd set, the opponent shifts from his hard hitting baseline style into a conservative, retrieving style of play.
Jason: Spots the change in style and counters by simply adapting to the “New Look.” Since he is no longer receiving FREE points, Jason begins to work his selection of patterns found in his “How to Dismantle Retrievers” protocol notes.
Jack: Does not spot the shift in style. He begins to get frustrated by the fact that the opponent is not missing the second or third ball anymore. Without even knowing, Jack begins to play faster and hit harder. Jack is panicking and attempting low percentage winners left and right. Jack implodes once again and breaks another brand new racquet!
 
Elements/Environmental Conditions
Situation: The Easter Bowl (Palm Springs, Ca.) is famous for its windy conditions. Often, players have to cope with 30-40 miles per hour wind speeds. The result is that most often, cautious, consistent retriever style of play gets rewarded. The elements play a critical role in shot selection.
Jason: Adapts his offensive baseline style to a safer style of play. He looks for ways to use the wind to his advantage. He applies more spin to the ball and aims four feet inside the court on each shot. He understands that going for winners in these “crazy” conditions is an almost impossible strategy, so he buckles down and uses his “B” plan. This plan consists of letting the opponent “self-destruct.”
Jack: Begins the tournament with the expectation that the conditions are unfair and he cannot play in the wind! He conveniently forgets that he has had many opportunities to practice in the wind in the weeks prior to the tournament, but chose to cancelled his lessons because he believed it was pointless to practice in windy conditions. (Jack lives in Southern California and Santa Ana Winds are present many times a year.) Guess who lost first and first this year at the Easter Bowl?
 
Time Management
Situation: The opponent starts off on a hot streak. Within 15 minutes, he is up 4-0.
Jason: Understands that controlling and managing both sides of the net is a critical factor in winning tennis.  Since he realizes that he is clearly not in control, he takes a bathroom break. Is this legal? Actually… Yes.  He is looking for two things to happen: One is to take enough time to actually devise a new plan of attack. Two is to act as a “Cooler.” He knows that he has to give the opponent’s fire a chance to burn itself out. We call this a shift in momentum.
Jack: Believes bathroom breaks are for “sissies.” What kind of player takes a bathroom break? The answer is… smart ones!
 
Appropriate Short Ball Options
Situation: Our player’s opponent is a terrific retriever. He positions himself 10-15 feet behind the baseline and seems to get every deep ball.
Jason: Considers the opponents preferred style. He monitors both players’ court positions and elects to incorporate drop shots and short angle shots to pull the opponent out of his comfort zone.
Jack: Is super talented. He can hit all four short ball options (Kill, Approach, Drop, or Side Door), but elects to simply kill every short ball as hard as he can. This plays right into the opponent’s (retriever’s style) spider’s web. Frustrated once again, Jack walks off the court in record time, breaking a few more racquets on the way.
 
Primary Versus Secondary Strokes
Situation: Our last opponent is an old school net rusher. His weapons are power and intimidation. He is coming in and everyone knows it!
Jason: Understands that simply spinning in his first serve is not as macho, but it serves a critical function: It keeps the net rusher from using the second serve as an approach shot. Also, Jason does not go for outright passing shot winners from the first pass, he resists and elects to dip the ball soft and low at the on-rushing players feet. This makes the player choosing to volley earn the winning shot, while giving Jason a higher percentage shot at actually passing on the second ball.
Jack: You know Jack by now…Jack bombs away at his monster first serve. He hits his typical first serve percentage of 30 percent in. Because of the fragility of his second serve “Under Pressure”, he is attacked on his second serve (70 percent of the time). The opponent quickly takes away Jack’s time with his attack and breaks Jack’s serve.
Like most of us, Jack is uncomfortable being attacked. He feels the pressure and goes for huge passing shots as soon as he sees the opponent begin to come in. Most of his passes land closer to the back fence than in the court. After the match Jack takes his racquet bag and shoves it into the trash can and walks to his car.
 
In summary, thinking, reacting, adjusting and problem solving are critical dimensions in top level tennis. Without it, the physical and technical sides of the athlete tend to drift off course. The key tools needed to compete at the higher levels are developed by training the mental and emotional components of the game. If your child resembles crazy Jack, it may be time to organize their developmental plan before another critical year is wasted away.

To purchase the book or for more information contact Frank Giampaolo at FGSA@earthlink.net or go to: www.maximizingtennispotential.com

Maximizing Potential

The following post is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible.  Thanks for visiting, Frank GiampaoloThe Tennis Parent's Bible by Frank Giampaolo

Believing Weekly Lessons are Enough

I teach two families from Los Angeles. Both families come for 2 hours of private lessons each week. That’s where the similarities end.

The parents hold opposing views on how to raise a tennis champion. The Johnsons believe that they need to make their 12 year old Kelli 100 percent self sufficient. Mrs. Johnson says “It’s up to her to do it, I can’t force her.” As a result, Kelly hits about two hours a week.

Mr. Asari believes that no one gets famous all by themselves. He and his son spend approximately 15 hours on the ball machine, playing practice sets, serving baskets, going for runs, hitting the gym and watching tennis on TV.  They both get the same 2 hours worth of weekly lesson. The critical factor in the formula is not the lesson, but what the parents choose to do weekly around that lesson.

FUN FACT: The parents who see it as their responsibility to actively stay engaged consistently have higher ranked children, all the trophies, and all the college scholarship offers.

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Opposing Force Vectors

The above post is an excerpt from Frank’s New Zealand Player, Parent and Coach Summit.  Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo

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Top 7 Patterns

The following post is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible.  Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo

 

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Nurturing Tennis Strengths

The following post is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible.  Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo

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Your child has a genetic predisposition to excel at a particular style of tennis. A common parental mistake is assuming that your child is wired like you! Most likely they have a different brain type. They may see the world differently and approach tasks differently than you would.

I’ve found that by understanding each player’s brain type, body type and personality traits similar patterns emerge as you examine obstacles and skills. Other similarities are found in frustration tolerance levels, similar styles of play and decision making abilities. The player’s upbringing, family, friends, and cultural environment also play a large part in shaping their game. This is called the “nurture” side. (The other is called the “nature” side.)

To dig deeper into brain typing I suggest you visit my friend Jon Niednagel’s site: www.braintypes.com or Google brain typing and read about your child’s preferred learning style. I suggest, that you first take a few minutes to accurately brain type yourself, your spouse and each family member. It may open a whole new world of communication.

Note: Since writing The Tennis Parent’s Bible, Jon Niednagel’s site is no longer free.

Once you have identified your child’s brain type, consider your child’s preferred learning style. The three preferred learning styles are visual learners, auditory learners and kinesthetic learners. The following is an example of talking to a visual learner.

Mr. Kolouski says to me, “I’ve explained numerous times to my son, about decreasing the racket face angle 30 degrees. I told him to rotate his right palm a quarter of a turn. I’ve expounded on the 60 degree lift through the shoulder hinge. I decipher things for hours. I explain everything in detail, yet my son’s still confused. I feel like I am conversing with a granite wall!”

Explaining detail after detail for hours on end to a visual learner is just plain preposterous.

Different people have different learning styles or preferences. Getting into your child’s world and understanding how he’s wired is the key. Remember that a parent and coaching blunder is forcing your child to enter your world!

Dozens of my students annually win their first National title and skyrocket their rankings by applying brain typing.  Their training was systematically customized to their unique brain and body types and their rankings greatly improved. Best of all they enjoyed tennis again!

 

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