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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 Nine: Playing practice matches against slightly weaker opponents isn’t beneath you. It’s called: an opportunity for growth.
Possible Solution: Schedule practice sets with players ranked slightly below your level. Tell them you need to train your secondary strokes and consider bringing your coach along to reinforce the secondary stroke training session/match play. Or play against a player that is not your competitor.
