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1. What's new?
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a) One simple thing that may be hurting your game is selecting wrong targets on the court. Where should you aim most of your shots?

How close to the lines should you aim and how do the pros play?

Are You Losing Because of the "Spread"?

b) There is a survival instinct that I always have to fight when coaching players. Most players unconsciously save energy because of this instinct and thus don't give their 100% effort.

This of course hurts their performance in the short and in the long term.

A Survival Instinct That Hurts Your Tennis

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2. Tennis Thoughts Blog
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A common question from tennis parents is how to help their children in the mental part of the game. They see that their child gets upset during matches and that this negatively affects their performance, but they don't know what to do about it.

The following post answers some of the questions asked by a tennis parent and also lists many of the articles I have written on this topic before:

How Can Tennis Parents Help Their Children With The Mental Game?

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I've received a personalized tennis calendar as a gift two weeks ago and found this to be really cool idea. Seeing my name on the scoreboard against Pete Sampras for the month of July is really inspiring. ;)

I've also ordered one of the calendars for my best friend to boost his confidence in his tennis adventures.

These tennis calendars are a part of the Getting Personal website so take a look if that's a gift you'd like to send to an enthusiastic tennis friend!

Best, Tomaz

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