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“This book is a must read for any parent with a child who’s serious about competing in Tennis – or in any individual sport”
Jon Wertheim
Exclusive Editor, Sports Illustrated
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Congratulations Isa, Katelyn, Isabela And Jenna On the Successes
That Come With Hard Work and Dedication!Spectacular performances are proceeded by spectacular preparation. Begin developing the hidden mental & emotional skill sets early like these young ladies and begin to raise athletic royalty.
Although these gals are literally a world apart they all share 3 things in common: Commitment to Frank’s Customized Developmental Plan; Fortunate to have World Class Tennis Parents; A Room Full of Trophies!
Jenna Thompson
Won girls 14 National/Sectional North Carolina.
Isabela Thornhill
Isabela’s first 14’s victory, won singles and doubles title at the Treasure Oaks, Ocean Springs MS tournament.
Katelyn Smith
Indian Wells Thanksgiving Tournament L6, Girls 12s Champion.
Isa waring
Regional tournament,Tennis Federation of Catalonia, Spain
Parents, start 2016 with a Customized Developmental Plan and hold on for the rocket ride to the top.
The following post is a testimonial for second edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible soon to be released! Thanks for visiting, Frank
“I have been involved with tennis for 60 years and I have witnessed the development of the modern game. Frank has put together the most complete manual for Parents, coaches and players. I learned a lot from this book. It’s a must for every Parent and Coach who want to make the least amount of mistakes.”
Carlos A. Kirmayr, Centro De Treinamento Kirmayr, Brasil
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The following quote is an industry testimonial for Frank’s soon to be released the Second Edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible. Thanks for visiting, Frank
“Frank’s Tennis Bible for Parent’s is exactly that, a complete guide to every factor you might want to consider in helping your tennis playing child have the best possible outcomes. Most of the best outcomes will be the life lessons that are learned along the way, and this work covers that. Not every player will be a pro, and this book accounts for the different paths players may take. Coach Giampaolo also does an expert job creating scenarios in which players can get stuck in a certain mindset, showing different ways to approach playing the game. His solutions are spot on. Players and coaches will also be blessed in reading this work.”
Bill Patton
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The following post is an excerpt from soon to be released second edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible. Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo
PRE-MATCH COMMUNICATION
Successful coaches and perceptive parents know that nonverbal communication is the single most powerful form of communication. People don’t need to say anything for their stress, nervousness, and anxiety to be felt and adopted by others. Before matches, smart players are trying to morph into their competitive “performance goal” state of mind. Parents, if you feel that a spouse or coach is unknowingly sabotaging your child’s pre-match positive mind set, ask them to please read this section with you. The following section lists inappropriate match-day topics for both coaches and parents.
“Negative thoughts only go away once they’re replaced by positive thoughts.”
Inappropriate Pre-Match Communication
Negative: Discussing the need for a perfect performance.
Negative: Explaining why today’s match is the most important of your career.
Negative: Describing the consequences of the outcome, such as the player’s spot in the team’s lineup, the team’s position in the overall league rankings, or the individual’s position in the overall rankings.
Negative: Detailing how much time or money has been spent on their career.
Negative: Informing your child that “the opponents ranked 98 spots ahead of us.”
Negative: Informing your child that “She’s top 3 in the nation and just won the Super Nationals and is essentially unbeatable.
Negative: Reminding them that today’s match will be a huge win for us.
Negative: Listing all the good players the opponent has already beaten.
Negative: Talking about what others will say “if you win or if you lose.”
Negative: Hinting that “If you win your ranking will skyrocket into the top 20 . . . if you don’t blow it.”
Negative: Giving last-minute negative advice such as reminding your athlete about all their weaknesses that still needs to be corrected.
Parents and coaches, I’d like to offer this reminder once again, please don’t tell your junior athlete to suppress a harmful thought, such as reminding them not to double fault. The human brain doesn’t work that way. The more they try to block it out, the larger it looms. Instead, ask them to simply replace the negative thought with a useful, positive proactive thought and the negative thought dies out quietly. Such as “Here we go, toss to my spot and here comes a huge big kick serve.”
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“The Tennis Parents Bible should be mandatory reading (with an annual rotating online quiz) that’s required for ALL PARENTS for their children to play in USTA events! Seriously. If parent training was required, it could change this sport in a powerful way for generations!”
Joe Dinoffer
President, Oncourt Offcourt, Ltd.
USPTA and PTR Master Professional
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The following post is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible. Thanks for visiting, Frank Giampaolo
“A first-class book from a first-class coach.
Frank is an encyclopedia of tennis knowledge, has extraordinary talents to share and is a model of professionalism. When all of these components come together, an excellent book such as the Tennis Parents Bible appears.
By educating yourself, your children will have better results.
This book is a must read for parents to understand how to educate themselves and to appreciate the extensive process they, their children and their coaches are undergoing while their children are developing their tennis skills.”
Shaul Zohar, Manager, Kiryat Shmona Israel Tennis Center
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The following post is an excerpt from the second edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible coming soon!
QUESTION: Why does my daughter become irrational when cheated?
Frank: The human brain simply can’t stand being treated unfairly. It’s that resentment of injustice which triggers the downward spiral. Youngsters feel they deserve a fair chance of any reward being offered and with that taken away … so goes their rational decision making abilities.
How to handle unjust situations is not a tennis issue, it’s a learned life skill. When a tennis opponent is repeatedly cheating and provoking your athlete, a full-blown meltdown is often the result. Biochemical reactions in the brain distort rational reasoning and the fight or flight syndrome overtakes the situation. That is, unless your athlete has been trained to insert the correct protocol- which is the solution to the problem.
Taking back control begins by understanding Channel Capacity- a term neuroscience has assigned to the brain’s inability to process multiple forms of important information at one time. A common example of channel capacity is texting and driving.
“The human brain cannot solve two complicated tasks simultaneously.”
On-court, the creative line caller systematically pulls your athlete away from the present (performance state of mind) and into the past or future (outcome state of mind.) Understanding this phenomenon is key to salvaging seemingly catastrophic matches.
So instead of little Zack focusing on his performance goals such as “ I’m going to serve to the backhand, hit high and heavy ground-strokes and crush short balls.”, Zack finds himself stuck in the wrong thought process. He is thinking “This guy is such a punk!!! I can’t lose to such a cheater, what will my friends say? I can’t believe I lost the last set, he’s ranked 57 spots below me…” The creative line caller has now got Zack right where he wants him-mentally far away from his performance goals.
If your athlete has issues playing against cheaters, ignoring the issue and hoping it will go away is not in their best interest. I recommend practicing their pre-set protocol during practice sessions to reinforce their match tough confidence. Arrange a few practice matches each week with the opponent being allowed to call any close ball out. Learning to deal with adversity and staying on the correct side of your brain under duress is a skill set that must be rehearsed.
“Tennis, like life, is not fair…but remember, sometimes it’s not fair in your favor.”
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The following is a quote from Shaul Zohar about the Second Edition Tennis Parent’s Bible- Coming Soon!
“A first-class book from a first-class coach.
Frank is an encyclopedia of tennis knowledge, has extraordinary talents to share and a model of professionalism. When all of these components come together, an excellent book such as the Tennis Parents Bible appears.
This is a must read for all parents, players and coaches to understand everything related to this sport we love.”
Shaul Zohar, Manager, Kiryat Shmona Israel Tennis Center
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The Following is a quote from Susan Nardi about the upcoming second edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible.
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