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A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT STRATEGY
To understand on-court control dramas, take a minute and think of a tennis match as a control contest. Each player is attempting to pull their opponent into their style of play to gain command of the match.
Three Control Dramas Seen in High-Level Tennis:
- The Power Contest
- The Speed Contest
- The Patience Contest
To simplify the process, the goal of competition is to choose the contest your athlete performs best. Then formulate a plan to PULL their opponent out of their own world and into your athlete’s world. Let’s look a little deeper, yet keep it simple:
I have a top 300 WTA player training with me. We have customized her game plan to hide her weaknesses and expose her strengths. Her body type and brain type play a major role in customizing her success.
