The Second Edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible

 

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The 2nd Edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible delves even deeper than the original bestselling Tennis Parent’s Bible- an essential guide for the competitive junior tennis player, parent, and coach. The second edition opens the door to thousands of hours of athlete-coach specific instruction and parental job descriptions that will save thousands of dollars and hours of wasted time, tears and anguish.

Frank clearly spells out what tennis parents need to know and understand about how to navigate their young tennis athletes through this maze of the highly competitive and performance driven sport.

Regardless of the stage of development, the ultimate goal of The Tennis Parent’s Bible is to maximize player potential at the quickest rate.

The evolutionary state of tennis demands that the parents be more involved and informed. Specific roles and responsibilities of the player, coach, and parent are outlined for greater synergy, team harmony and accelerate athletic growth. The Tennis Parent’s Bible is essential reading for those interested in developing confident, self-reliant and accomplished children.

Following is a Sneak Peek into the Table of Contents of
The Second Edition of The Tennis Parent’s Bible.

Thanks, Frank
THE TENNIS PARENT’S BIBLE
SECOND EDITION

CONTENTS
FOREWORD           
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
TENNIS COACHES INTRODUCTION                    

SECTION I: WORLD CLASS TENNIS
PARENTING AND COACHING
A. The Athlete’s Organizational Blueprint                               

  1. Nurturing a Deliberate Customized Plan
  2. Personality Profiling: Mental and Physical Predispositions
  3. Identifying the Parental Objective
  4. Developing a Family Philosophy
  5. Cultivating Life Lessons through Tennis
  6. Listening
  7. Player-Coach: Initial Information Exchange
  8. Nurturing Athletic Royalty
  9. Identifying the Levels of Competitive Tennis
  10. Considering the Economics of Tennis
  11. Establishing Expectations and Guidelines
  12. The College Scholarship Process

B. The Tennis Parent’s Job Description                       

  1. Introduction to the Tennis Parent’s Job Description
  2. The Three Phases of Athletic Development
  3. Positive versus Negative Psychology
  4. Elite Tennis Parent Job Post
  5. The Formula for Achieving Results
  6. The Tennis Parent’s ACTUALS: Job Descriptions
  7. Player/Parent Harmony
  8. Negative Parental Behaviors to Avoid
  9. Planning the Tournament Schedule
  10. Sample Weekly Training Schedule
  11. Periodization Training
  12. The Tournament Player’s Cycle

SECTION II:
MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL
AT THE QUICKEST RATE                                      
A. The Science of Match Day Preparation

  1. Equipment Preparation
  2. Opponent Profiling
  3. Match Day Stretching
  4. Pre-Match Warm-Up Rituals
  5. Pre-Match Visualization and Imagery
  6. The Value of a Pre-Match Jog
  7. Match Day Entourage Support
  8. Pre-Match Entourage Communication
  9. Post-Match Entourage Communication and Responsibilities
  10. Match Charting and Types of Charts
  11. Match Day Video Analysis

B. Navigating the Athlete’s Pathway                          

  1. Identifying and Motivating Talent
  2. Keys to Accelerating Learning
  3. Managing Accelerated Learning
  4. Finding the Right Teaching Professional
  5. Signs of a High IQ Tennis Coach
  6. The “Pros and Cons” of High School Tennis
  7. The “Pros and Cons” of Tennis Academies

SECTION III: THE MENTAL AND
EMOTIONAL TENNIS COMPONENTS
A. The Mental Components: Strategies and Tactics   

  1. Strategy Made Easy
  2. A New Way to Look at Strategy
  3. Ten Essential Components of the Mentally Tough Competitor
  4. How to Build Mental Toughness
  5. Developing Your Athlete’s Top 7 Patterns
  6. Tipping Point Tendencies
  7. Opponent Profiling
  8. The Art of Consistency
  9. How to Beat a Moonball/Retrievers
  10. Ten Secrets to Stop Self-Destruction

B. The Emotional Components:
Performance Anxieties                                                

  1. Performance Anxiety Symptoms and Causes
  2. Curing Performance Anxiety
  3. Improving Confidence and Low Self-Esteem
  4. Between Point Rituals and Change-Over Rituals
  5. Losing Versus Getting Beat
  6. How to Close Out a Match

SECTION IV: COMMON QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS                                                                  
A. Practice Session Dramas                                         

  1. Why does our coach inject laughter into training?
  2. Even after a practice set, the first thing my dad asks is, “Did you win?”
  3. Why is avoiding performance anxiety in practice bad?
  4. Why is it hard for some athletes to make changes?
  5. What causes my son’s game day emotional train wrecks?
  6. Why is repetition so important in developing athletic royalty?
  7. Why does my child play great in practice but horrible in matches?
  8. How can we help supersize practice sessions?
  9. What is quality practice?
  10. My mom only wants me to play with better players, then goes psycho when I lose. Is that right?
  11. In scheduling practice sets, what should my daughter focus on?
  12. Is the game of doubles really that important anymore?

B. Competitive Dramas                                                 
1)Internal Struggles

  1. What does emotional conduct have to do with winning?
  2. What’s the difference between emotional and intellectual ability?
  3. Coaches always say “focus!” But what should my daughter focus on?
  4. My child’s mind wanders off in matches, how can we fix that?
  5. How can we help our son overcome his on-court anger?
  6. How do we help our daughter re-commit to her tennis?
  7. How do we spot tennis burn-out?
  8. My son is in a slump. How can we help him through this stage?

2)Handling Gamesmanship                                  

  1. I see the balls out, my son sees them in. What gives?
  2. What forms of gamesmanship should my daughter expect in tournament tennis?
  3. What are the solutions to confronting gamesmanship?
  4. Why does my daughter become irrational
    when cheated?
  5. My son wants harmony on the court, so he won’t do anything to stop a cheater. What
    can we do?
  6. What should my daughter do if her opponent
    is hooking?
  7. How can we help our son with his fear of confrontation?
  8. My child is scared to call an umpire to the
    court. How can we help?
  9. When should juniors begin to develop counter-gamesmanship skills?
  10. What can we do if our sons doesn’t call out balls out?
  11. Should athletes employ legal gamesmanship tactics?
  12. What is pre-match gamesmanship/intimidation?

C. Parental Accountability                                             

  1. What is a developmental blue print?
  2. What does a top player’s weekly training schedule look like?
  3. My son isn’t that serious.  Does he still need a plan?
  4. What are secondary strokes?
  5. What determines my daughter’s best playing style?
  6. After a loss, why should athletes go back to the site to watch other athletes?
  7. Should parents be discouraged or encouraged to watch practice?
  8. Are you a helicopter parent?
  9. My son says I’m negative. How do I push him nicely?
  10. What can my wife and I do to prepare our daughter for the onslaught of the mental and emotional demands of the game?
  11. My husband wants it more than my son. Can you talk to him?
  12. Is proper nutrition and hydration really that important?
  13. Can you clarify the nutritional myths surrounding tennis?
  14. What are the benefits of physical training?
  15. How will improved fitness accelerate my child’s game?

D. Player Accountability                                                

  1. What are the hidden skill sets of champions?
  2. What are some of the hidden roadblocks and myths found in high performance tennis?
  3. Why do some athletes thrive under extreme pressure and some melt down?
  4. Why do some juniors see a performance review as character assassination?
  5. What is drive time training?
  6. Should my son copy Nadal?
  7. My daughter is losing to players she use to beat.
    Can you help?
  8. How can we assist our son in decreasing his
    unforced errors?
  9. My daughter watches the tennis channel all day.
    Is that helping?
  10. I believe my son’s perfectionism is interfering with
    his performance.  Got any tips?
  11. How can my daughter let go of her perfectionism?
  12. What are your Champions Pledges I read about?
  13. Should my son use a daily focus journal?

SECTION V: PARENT AND PLAYER REALITY CHECK                                                                           
A. Parent Reality Check                                         

  1. What’s Your Parental/Coaching Style?
  2. Parent/Player Communication Checklist
  3. Are you a “Crazy” Tennis Parent?

B. Player Reality Check                                      

  1. Are you a Contender or Pretender?
  2. Does Your Child Needs Mental/Emotional Training?
  3. Physical, Mental and Emotional Reality Check
  4. The Reality of “Going Pro?”

SECTION VI: TOP 50 TENNIS PARENT BLUNDERS & CURES
A. Nurturing Character Blunders                              

  1. Ignoring your Personality and Body Type
  2. Parent’s Don’t Need Guidance
  3. Being an Unaccountable Parent
  4. Underestimating the Success Formula
  5. Avoiding Character Building
  6. Encouraging Dependency
  7. Talking Economics Before /After a Match
  8. Thinking Perfect Strokes are Mandatory
  9. Managing Without a “Hollywood” Script
  10. Ignoring Off Court Training, Proper Nutrition and Hydration

B. Maintaining Positive Communication Blunders   

  1. Not Acknowledging Your Child’s Efforts
  2. Keeping Them on the Tournament Trail
  3. Playing Them Up Too Soon
  4. Talking at Visual Learners
  5. Parents Words Not Matching Their Actions
  6. Ignoring Your Non-Verbal Communication
  7. Being Arrogant to Lower Ranked Players and Their Parents
  8. Criticizing Other Players
  9. Talking about Your Child’s Peers

C. Navigating Tournament Blunders                           

  1. Being In- Flexible
  2. Under Valuating the Importance of Life Skills
  3. Neglecting Pre-Match Routines
  4. Refusing to Play Them Down, When it Might Pump Them Up
  5. Forgetting They Must Be Present to Win
  6. Watching Their Matches versus Charting and Video Taping
  7. Expecting Your Child to Win Their First Few Big Events
  8. Worrying About Things Beyond Your Control

D. Optimal State of Mind Blunders                   

  1. Overlooking Goal Setting
  2. Outcome Oriented Questions and Negative Remarks
  3. Focusing Only on Aptitude and Overlooking Attitude
  4. Assuming Your Teen is Organized and Accountable
  5. Misunderstanding Choking Under Stress
  6. Misunderstanding Panicking Under Stress
  7. Freaking Them Out Before a Final
  8. Postponing Happiness

E. Accelerated Growth Blunders                                  

  1. Not Seeing Stumbling Blocks as Stepping Stones
  2. Perfectionism
  3. Focusing Only on Strokes
  4. Believing Quantity of Court Time is Quality Court Time
  5. Neglecting Between Point and Change Over Rituals
  6. Ignoring Their B and C Game Plans
  7. Overlooking the Pain Principle
  8. Assuming That Tennis Speed is Only Foot Speed

F. Intelligent Training Blunders                                   

  1. Not Having an Entourage
  2. Being Oblivious to Periodization
  3. Neglecting Smart Work
  4. Encouraging “One Set Wonders”
  5. Putting Them in the Crowd to Get Ahead of the Crowd?
  6. Believing Weekly Lessons are Enough
  7. Going into Battle Unprepared

SECTION VII: CUSTOMIZED PLAYER EVALUATION                                                
A.Introduction Player Evaluation Forms                      

  1. Cultivating Life Lessons
  2. Organizing Your Career and Your Team
  3. Off-Court Training
  4. Match Day Preparation
  5. On-Court Physical (Primary & Secondary Strokes)
  6. On-Court Emotional (Issues & Solutions)
  7. On-Court Mental (Tactic & Strategies)

B. Player Ranking Analysis

  1. Ranking Goals
  2. Advanced Tournament Match Log
  3. Intermediate Tournament Match Log
  4. Weekly Planner
  5. Top Seven Patterns
  6. Tennis Bag “Cheat Sheet”

SECTION VIII: TENNIS INDUSTRY
INTERVIEWS                                                   
A.Professional Player and Coach Interviews                

  1. Johan Kriek- 2-Time ATP Grand Slam Champion
  2. Nick Saviano – WTA Professional Coach
  3. Sam Sumyk- WTA Professional Coach
  4. Stevie Johnson- ATP Professional
  5. Sam Querrey- ATP Professional

B.College Coach Interviews                                         

  1. Peter Smith -Men’s Head Coach University of Southern California
  2. Collin Foster- Women’s Head Coach
    Wichita State University
  3. Robert Dallas- Women’s Head Coach
    Dartmouth College

C.Parent Interview                                                         

  1. Parent/Coach Steve Johnson Sr.

CONCLUSION
PARENTAL RESOURCES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR