We've been having great weather for tennis in Slovenia and I hope you're enjoying the game on the sun too. It may last for 2 more weeks here but then I am afraid the skies will change. ;(

Will have to start planning an escape to warmer climate...

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1. What's New?
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You probably have a short routine to prepare yourself mentally for a tennis match. I've shared some tips on how you can prepare and what extra steps you can take if you know that you'll have a very tough tennis match.

Mental Preparation for a Tough Tennis Match

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2. Tennis Thoughts Blog
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a) Scott Mcteer has been kind enough to share some of his favorite fitness training videos on the blog. He uses the fitness ball (Swiss ball) and it's a great training aid for all levels of tennis players.

So check the videos and you'll also find a link to Scott's website at the end of the article...

Fitness Ball Training For Tennis Players

b) I got a question from a tennis coach who is coaching a 10 year old boy who can become very negative during tough tennis matches when he doesn't play that well. We've all experienced bad patches of play and here are some tips on how to deal with them:

Dealing With Bad Patches Of Play

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If you're more visually oriented and wish to find the articles with videos on TennisMindGame.com, check the tennis videos page.

It's a collection of all articles from the website which contain videos taken by me or contain videos from Youtube.

I hope it will help you find quickly what you're looking for!

The DVD on tennis tactics is almost done - namely the Slovenian version. It should be released before the next newsletter issue and then I'll focus on English translation and hopefully release it before New Year.

Talk to you in 2 weeks!

Best, Tomaz

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