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Player Evaluation

Posted on May 11, 2016 by in Customized Organizational Plan, The Second Edition of The Tennis Parent's Bible

The following post is an excerpt of the International Player Evaluation. (Also in the Second Edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible.) The International Player Evaluation is now available in a Special May e-Book Bundle only at www.MaximizingTennisPotential.com  Click Here to get yours!

 

Frank’s customized evaluation is meant to uncover your player’s strengths, weaknesses and current knowledge of the game. Then, along with your team, the information can be used to set a plan in motion to destroy your player’s weaknesses.

How many tools does your player currently carry into a tournament match? Most players list a hand full. After completing this evaluation booklet, you will uncover hidden tools needed to compete at the higher levels. (One example listed below.)

OFF COURT TRAINING

  • Lateral Movement (Side to side): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Up & Back Movement (Forward & back): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Aerobic Fitness: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Anaerobic Fitness: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Ability to Accelerate/Decelerate: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Speed/Agility: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Strength (Upper body/core/lower body): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Body Coordination (Gross motor skills): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Hand-Eye Coordination (Fine motor skills): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Flexibility/Stretching: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Anticipatory Speed: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

List your Top 3 Off-Court Training areas to focus on this year:

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Write your Personal Action Plan:

Off-Court Training

Posted on March 13, 2015 by in Customized Organizational Plan, Maximizing Tennis Potential, Tennis Specific Training, The Tennis Parent's Bible

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Accelerating your Tennis Game with Off-Court Training

A fit player is a stronger player both physically and mentally. Off Court training accelerates a player’s on court performance. When the player gets fatigued their movement gets sloppy, their stroke spacing is off and unforced errors begin to fly off their racket. Poor decision making and negative emotions set in. Often, the actual cause of a child’s emotional breakdown is lack of fitness.

Unfit players do not perform their rituals, they do not spot tendencies and they do not manage their mistake. Poor physical fitness manifests in mental and emotional breakdowns. For instance, most juniors go for low percentage shots due to the fact that they are too tired to grind out the point. So is off-court training linked to the mental side? Absolutely!

The Following Off Court Training Skills are Essential to High Performance Tennis:

  • Lateral Movement (Side to side)
  • Up & Back movement (Forward & back)
  • Aerobic Fitness
  • Ability to Accelerate
  • Ability to Decelerate
  • Speed/Agility
  • Stamina
  • Recovery Time (Between points)
  • Recovery Time (Between matches)
  • Strength (Upper body/core/lower body)Body Coordination (Gross motor skills)
  • Hand-Eye Coordination (Fine motor skills)
  • Flexibility/Stretching
  • Anticipatory Speed

Accelerate your child’s tennis game with proper off court training.  High level tennis demands high level fitness.  Ignoring off court training and only focusing on stroke mechanics will severely limit your child’s tennis potential. I recommend you begin by selecting two or three of your child’s weakest off court tennis skills and begin developing. A stronger fitter player will be more confident and mentally tougher!

FYI: Proper hydration and nutrition is also a critical factor in the physical, mental and emotional links of every tennis competitor. As parents, we have to insist that our players fuel up before battle. Dehydration triggers fatigue, dizziness, headaches and nausea. Improper nutrition lowers the blood sugar levels to the brain. Improper nutrition and hydration guarantees poor decision making skills at crunch time.

 

 

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