May 20, 2006
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Hi!
The tennis season is in full swing here in Slovenia and I work a lot on court these days. And the players and their situations help me get a lot of interesting ideas to share.
I've prepared two interesting articles in the Mental Tennis section:
This advice is probably one of the hardest ones to get. And I mean really get it; not just intellectual understanding of it but really knowing what is the best approach.
Here's what happens when you play a match and things start to go against you. You either start losing your lead, or the opponent starts playing extremely well, or your backhand goes south for a while and so on.
In other words – the flow of the match changes. If just a moment ago everything was going normal or even good for you, now everything seems to be against you.
The two most common responses of players are resignation or trying too hard. Both are the consequences of not accepting reality.
When a player plays his game, he has certain expectations and certain beliefs about the game and himself.
He tries to be a good player – to serve well under pressure, to hit sitters under pressure or maybe even not to feel pressure at all.
I call this the beautiful story of tennis. This is a fairy tale. :)
Here’s why: when I watch ATP and WTA players I don't see perfect people – players. I see normal people with many mistakes and imperfections.
They get upset, they feel the nerves, they choke on big points, they make unforced errors, they change their minds during the stroke and miss, they make double faults on break points and match points, they start playing tentatively at the end of the set, they don't take advantage of match points, they lose matches after having a big lead, they miss “easy” sitters, they play bad with weak opponents, they are afraid of very good opponents and beat themselves by trying to play too good, …
2. What can you learn from the best tennis players? Steffi Graf biography will certainly show you how the champions are made.
3. "I want to commend your manual. I can now adapt my game to the circumstances. I don’t feel so much anxiety before the match and even if I do, I can control it much better.
The tips from the manual helped me play good tennis even on my off days which is a great improvement for me."
Tadeja, 15 years old
If you haven't checked the The Mental Manual for Tennis Winners, you may be missing out.
The Manual will help you stay focused on your game plan even when unexpected and annoying things happen in the match.
Enjoy your game!
Regards, Tomaz
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Zivjo!
Teniska sezona je v polnem zagonu in vecji del dneva v maju in juniju ponavadi delam na igriscu.
Tu dobim tudi mnogo idej za clanke in mozne resitve teniskih problemov. Eden od klasicnih problemov je teniska taktika.
Igralci imajo dobre udarce, toda izgubljajo tekme. Kaj narediti?
Zacetek vasih resitev je prvi clanek na temo teniske taktike, ki govori o:
Na kaj se morate osredotociti, ce zelite igrati zmagovalen tenis?
In se to - v kratkem pricakujte obvestilo o novem DVD-ju v na slovenskem trgu na temo teniske taktike...
Do naslednjic,
Tomaz Mencinger
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Tomaz Mencinger s.p.
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4220 Skofja Loka
Slovenia