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Instruct How to Avoid Counterproductive Behaviors
“Your Academy’s culture is determined by how much counterproductive behavior the coaching staff
is willing to tolerate.”
Counterproductive thoughts and actions are behaviors that go against the interests of the athlete’s progress. Successfully preparing for pressure demands re-routing poor choices. Athletes and parents are often loyal to their counterproductive behaviors simply because they’ve been doing them for so long.
Basic counterproductive behaviors include tardiness, lack of effort, lack of a developmental plan, indifference, pessimistic dialog, anger outbursts, blaming, and accusing.
I’ve found that athletes who possess these unproductive traits are often facing difficulties away from tennis. In these situations, the dysfunctional behaviors should be referred to medical professionals.
Red flags are seen when an athlete’s words don’t match their actions.
