The recent French Open leaves all of us with incredible lessons that we can apply to our daily lives. First let’s start with Simona Halep’s victory. She had been to a grand slam final 3 times before, with a loss each time as a result. Specially tough to overcome was last year’s French Open final… Continue reading Life Lessons from the French Open
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5 Quick Tips for Reaching and Maintaining Peak Performance
While the following tips can be used for tennis or any other other sport. They also apply to our daily life and work no matter what we are involved in. To reach maximum performance you will need to follow these steps: Develop a grand vision. A vision that will pull you to get up every… Continue reading 5 Quick Tips for Reaching and Maintaining Peak Performance
Are you Playing Present Tennis ?
If you’ve been playing tennis or around sports for a while you’ve probably familiar with the phrase “play in the moment” and if you really understood what that meant then you should be playing a lot better tennis today. If you are not playing better then this post will certainly provide you with enlightening information.… Continue reading Are you Playing Present Tennis ?
Nadal’s Mental Toughness
I’ve been following Rafael Nadal since he burst into the Grand Slam scene in 2005 winning his first of eight French Open Titles! What a feat right? Through his ups and downs in the last 8 years, there have been a lot more satisfying moments then disappointments. And it is amazing when you think about… Continue reading Nadal’s Mental Toughness
The Importance of Goal Setting in Tennis
Most of us are fully aware that goal setting is essential part of achieving things in life and during this time of the year many of us have already created the financial, family, health and relationship goals we want to achieve during 2015. In tennis this is no different. Whether you are a beginner or… Continue reading The Importance of Goal Setting in Tennis
How Yoga Can Boost Your Tennis Game
Yoga for tennis – a no brainer right! Yeah! Well I bet most of the tennis players reading this do not practice yoga regularly. I know because I see it first hand every week at the tennis club I where I play and with almost every one I play against. Eventually the conversation with my… Continue reading How Yoga Can Boost Your Tennis Game
Getting the Most from your Practice
One of the main issues I have with my teenage kids today is constantly reminding them to practice effectively or as I put with a specific purpose in mind. Whether it is on the tennis court or on the soccer field where I have also taught recreational soccer, it always good to have fun but… Continue reading Getting the Most from your Practice
The Sport for A Lifetime!
Is getting kids to play tennis from a young age such a good idea? Well as you will soon see, it not only is a great idea but it could be one of the best things you can do for your kids! For all of us that already play tennis there is not much convincing… Continue reading The Sport for A Lifetime!
Get in Shape to Play Tennis – 3 Key Areas to Focus On
A lot of people today play tennis to stay in shape but it’s important to reevaluate that strategy even if you don’t play competitive tennis. The reason is that injuries usually happen when the body is stressed and pushed beyond its normal limits and that happens because even the weekend, non competitive player will push… Continue reading Get in Shape to Play Tennis – 3 Key Areas to Focus On