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Advance competitive tennis demands more than simply hitting another basket of balls. Parents and players need to recognize and understand that:
- To compete at the highest levels, mental, and emotional tennis training must be part of the athlete’s developmental plan.
- The real issues of competitive failures.
- Inefficient training routines need to be redirected.
The following posts list some common training missteps that competitive tennis players and parents need to acknowledge and refine to maximize performance.
Tough Love Insights to Successful Competitive Tennis
Insight Eleven: Clean strokes will get you into the event, fitness will progress you into the later rounds, but mental and emotional aptitude will win the tournament for you – if you’ve developed it.
Possible Solution: Play practice sets with a specific training goal such as closing out leads, hitting the shot the moment demands, and handling those “creative line callers.”
