The videos of training Poonky, the 8 year old girl from Thailand will be up next week. Stay in touch...

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1. What's new?
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a) When I talk to tennis parents about their kids, they often believe that a good coach will surely make their child a champion.

They think their child is some kind of programmable robot who will perform exactly as being told...

Here are my thoughts on that...

Tennis Champions - Born Or Made?

b) There were again very cool submissions to the What Have You Learned From A Tennis Match page.

The first prize - The Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia ebook - goes to Dennis for his contribution: Quit and get loose.

The second prize - The Mental Manual for Tennis Winners ebook - goes to Michael for sharing his idea on how to improve the top-spin serve: Topspin serve - work everything along the plane of the ball flight.

Also thanks to Peter for sharing a story of his first game: My First Game.

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2. Tennis Thoughts Blog
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Is there a way to prevent tension and negative thoughts? I don't think there is a 100% sure way of doing that. But you can do something else:

How To Keep Focused On The Game? Just Do It!

I highly recommend that all tennis parents and players check the following Q&A article. It's a very common situation and both parties must be totally honest to come to a positive conclusion...

Dealing with Parent Pressure

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Enjoy your game!

Best regards,

Tomaz

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