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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 Four: The athlete wants to make friends with top players and find better sparring partners and doubles partners.
Possible Solution: Great player want to spar with other great players. In your first encounter, play your best and try to beat them with no mercy. They’ll be calling you to play soon.
