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Athletic Perfectionism?

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Frank Giampaolo in The Tennis Parent's Bible

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“Constructive Criticism to a perfectionist isn’t seen as a positive step towards a better performance. It threatens to expose their flaws, which is a catastrophic assault on their self-worth. They don’t want the truth… They want to be correct…”

Perfectionists are often unwilling to learn because that omits a short coming or flaw. Their overriding primary concern is to prove that they’re always right. Does this antagonistic, defensive behavior hurt their chances of success? You bet…in tennis and life.

Perfectionist or not, no one likes to be criticized. If you have a perfectionist athlete, ask them to be open to suggestions, be willing to discuss options, be interested in feedback and teamwork. Maximizing potential at the quickest rate depends on teamwork.

“The path to the top is a positive and negative spiral …3 steps forward 2 steps back.”

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Essential Tennis Skills

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Frank Giampaolo in Maximizing Tennis Potential

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

Accelerate your child’s game with proper physical training. Modern high level tennis demands high level athleticism. Ignoring training and only focusing on stroke mechanics will severely limit any athletes potential.

The Following Training Skills are Essential to High Performance Tennis Athletes:

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/Plays
Recovery Time between Matches/Games
Strength (Upper body/core/lower body)
Body Coordination (Gross motor skills)
Hand-Eye Coordination (Fine motor skills)
Flexibility/Stretching
Anticipatory Speed

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Tennis Hobbyist

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Frank Giampaolo in Maximizing Tennis Potential, The Tennis Parent's Bible

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

A partially committed parent is simply a hobbyist. That’s fine – tennis is an incredible hobby that teaches many life lessons. However, a hobbyist parent should be satisfied with raising a hobbyist tennis player and not expect champion results. In today’s game, it’s unfair to expect your child to become a champion without parental commitment.

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Bad Line Calls

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Frank Giampaolo in Cheating, Maximizing Tennis Potential, The Tennis Parent's Bible

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

Q: Is gamesmanship new to the game?

Frank: Let me share a story regarding Jack Kramer. Back in the 1990’s I had several opportunities to chat with the legend. One of our topics was regarding these “creative line callers”. Jack said that back in his youth, (in the 1930’s) as a top ranked junior, he estimated that there were an average of 6 bad lines calls for most of his competitive matches. Remarkably, that number of creative line calls remains the same.

Experts agree it’s not only the number of “gamesmanship” issues per match that determine the outcome of the match but the ability or inability to recover and persevere. Gamesmanship is found in every age division, from the 10 and under beginning crew to the national level juniors to the ladies leagues all the way up to the 90 and up division of competitive play. The point being is that it isn’t going away, so parents and coaches would be wise to assist the athletes with the solutions needed to overcome these difficult situations.

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