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Tennis: Winning the Mental Match

Tennis is more difficult mentally than most other sports. Because of its one-on-one personal nature, it feels more important than it is. Competitive matches can become highly stressful, and losing is painful. Emotions tend to get out of hand, with fears and nerves becoming difficult to control. Confidence comes and goes; the scoring system is diabolical; and everyone is at risk of choking, even the greatest players in the world. This book attacks these and other issues faced by players of all levels. Dr. Allen Fox’s solutions are logical and straightforward, and most importantly, they have been tested on court and they work. See what's in it...

Relaxation Helps Power and Speed

I was watching a show on ESPN about famed pro football coach, Bill Walsh, who was particularly notable for his success in producing great quarterbacks (Joe Montana, San Francisco 49er Hall of Famer, amongst others). In describing Walsh’s techniques, one young quarterback told of how Walsh stood directly behind him in an early practice session [...]

Richard (Pancho) Gonzales, Possibly the Greatest of Them All

What can we learn from the career of Pancho Gonzales? Possibly that athleticism, fiery desire and iron will can overcome technical stroke deficiencies. Pancho Gonzales was, if not the best player of all time, certainly one of the best. His career at the top lasted an incredible number of years. He won the US Championship [...]

Accelerate Your Efforts After Winning Your First Set

Doing what comes naturally is not always a great idea when it comes to winning tennis matches. Case in point – what to do after you win a closely contested first set. Here you have expended a great deal of mental and physical energy getting the set under your belt. You have felt the mounting [...]

Playing the Middle Game

I was recently watching a match between a hard-hitting, talented junior player and a cagey senior. The junior hit every shot better than the senior yet was managing to lose anyway. I was puzzled. To all appearances the junior should have been winning in a walk, but wasn’t. What was happening? Careful observation provided the [...]

Producing the Next Champion

The USTA is pouring a tremendous amount of money and effort into producing the next Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, or Jim Courier. A gilt-edged panel of national and regional coaches has been created along with a detailed blueprint for developing and grooming the next bunch of young champions. The program is well-intentioned, well [...]

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