Tennis: Life at the Extremes
A thought experiment about extreme emotions - and what motivation, dedication, determination, and perseverance look like at their limits.
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Building Future Champions
Shaping students into superb athletes takes a strong partnership between player, coach, and parents - and deliberate work in five major categories.
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Processing a Loss
In a Grand Slam there are 127 disappointments and 1 satisfaction. How to work through a tough loss: let the emotions run, take notes, and make a plan.
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Learned Helplessness
What the Seligman experiments teach us about tennis: why players stop problem-solving on court, and how the best players fight their way out.
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4 Main Areas of Development of a Top-Level Player
The four pillars of tennis development - technique, physical development, emotional conditioning, and knowledge - and the practice environment that …
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Developing a Top-Level Player
The three cores of developing a top-level individual: intellectual understanding, fine motor skill mastery, and emotional mastery.
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Developing Mental Toughness
Mental toughness can be developed: six practical steps from attitude and self-programming to mistake management, distraction control, and calming …
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Tennis Mental Toughness
The biggest and most basic weapon in tennis is mental toughness - and yes, it can and must be taught. What it looks like when matches are equal.
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Discipline
What discipline really means, and the five disciplines of self-mastery: physical readiness, mental clarity, emotional depth, intuition, and heart.
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Emotionally Tough
Emotional resiliency - the ability to take a punch emotionally and bounce back quickly - is learned and grooved, just like a forehand.
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