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This newsletter comes in two languages: English and Slovenian. You'll learn new tennis mental tips, find out solutions to common tennis challenges in the Q&A section and be the first to know what's new on the TennisMindGame.com website.

Ta newsletter bo izhajal v dveh jezikih: anglescini in slovenscini. V njem bodo povezave do novosti na TennisMindGame spletni strani, ker bo vecina v obeh jezikih.

Za slovensko verzijo se pomakni navzdol po emailu!

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Hi!

The beginner videos are almost done!

I have prepared some additional bonus videos that deal with the biggest challenges that beginners face.

Stay tuned...

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1. What's new?
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a) Tennis Instruction

There is a new Tennis Instruction section in the main menu of TennisMindGame.com.

It will be updated with beginner and advanced tennis instruction articles in the near future.

For now just take a look and find out, what is the difference between online and on court instruction, what is intellectual learning and what motor learning and more...

Tennis Instruction

b) Why Do We Sometimes Lose A Stroke?

A player with a very good shot suddenly loses it, and it becomes his nightmare. Why does this happen and what can we do to get the stroke back?

Why Do We Sometimes Lose A Stroke?

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2. Q&A
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This week I share two Q/A's...

Q1: I have been playing tennis for many years, and I have the skills but I have this problem of two personalities it seems.

One day I can play so well, missing nothing and the next day I can't get five balls over the net in a row.

What could the reason for that be?

I never know who will show up that day. The good player or the inconsistent one.

A1: The possible reasons for differences in your play (personality) can be:

1. Just natural biorhythm - we cannot perform 100% at all times. That's the law of nature, I guess.

2. Optimum sports performance also fluctuates. Actually peak sports perfomance in tennis is possible maybe only 3 to 4 times per year.

3. Your emotional and physical state determnine your peak performance - mental and physical of course. If you are stressed, have lots on your mind, have had a big "fight" with your close ones, have been working for many hours, etc. - you also cannot expect your best tennis.

4. It can also be something in the match that triggers your "good" or "not so good" tennis player inside. Could be the person you are playing or where in the tournament are you (1st round, final, ...) or just some event in the match that triggered your state. (bad line call or something like that)

I remember Andre Agassi saying in one interview - what made him nr. 1 - and he said: the experience and ability to still play solid tennis on my bad days.

Before I would lose in the first round, because I expected my self to play 100% every time.

With years of experience and Brad Gilbert's help, I realized and learned how to get to at least QF or SF in my not so good weeks. That way I accumulated many more points and eventually became nr. 1.

Q2: Which is the best food meal to eat before a match? (3 or 4 hours aprox.)

A2: That's a very interesting question....

Yes, eat at least 3-4 hours before a match. What you need is carbohydrates - so most playes like pasta (Spaghetti) or rice of some sort.

Make sure that there is only fat free meat like fish or crabs, but no pork or beaf.

Even better choice would be vegetarian pasta or rice. Also don't eat full. You know the feeling when you are totally full and you would just like to sleep. Don't do that. ;)

Complement that light meal with salad.

You can have a quick snack like a banana or a wheat bar 1 hour before the match.

And gets lots of fluid - water in your body. Best to start hydrating yourself one day before.

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That's it for this week, looking forward to sending you new tips and ideas on 5th of April...

Best regards,

Tomaz

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Zivjo!

Na Tajskem je vedno bolj vroce, April je menda najbolj vroc mesec.

Na sreco sem na igriscu le zjutraj in pa popoldne od 16.00 do 18.30 tako da je se kar zdrzno...

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1. Kaj je novega?
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a) Vabim vas da si preberete clanek na angleskem delu mesecnika in sicer, zakaj vcasih "izgubimo" kaksen udarec in ga ne najdemo vec. (v anglescini)

Zakaj Izgubimo Udarec...

b) Ne spreglejte tudi Q & A v angleskem delu...

c) Tokrat nov clanek v slovenscini, ki je bil objavljen v reviji Sport Mladih lansko leto.

Naslov je...

4 Koraki Do Samozavestnega Sportnika

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Toliko za ta teden, slisimo se spet cez 14 dni. Lep pozdrav iz Tajske.

Uzivajte v tenisu!

Tomaz Mencinger

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