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>> Confidence Busters for Tennis Kids Part 2
By Patrick Cohn

In our last article, we discussed the top five confidence busters for young tennis athletes. Why are these so important? It’s simple. Tennis juniors cannot achieve their potential without feeling self-confident.
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>> How High Expectations Can Sink Tennis Kids' Confidence
By Patrick Cohn

High expectations can sink young tennis athletes’ confidence. Let’s start with some definitions:
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>> Teach Tennis Kids Positive “Inner Chatter” to Boosts Confidence
By Patrick Cohn

Parents can change the way their tennis kids think by changing their “self-talk.” That’s what they tell themselves while they’re playing. Self- talk can help young athletes take control of their confidence rather than waiting to win that first game of the set to feel confident.
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>> Sports Psychology Guidelines for Tennis Parents
By Patrick Cohn

Tennis parents have a big impact on their young tennis players’ mental health. A young athlete’s healthy and successful experience in tournament tennis depends on tennis parents' ability to instill confidence and positive mental game skills.
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>> Prematch Tips for Tennis Parents
By Patrick Cohn

Often, parents have the best of intentions when they give their kids pep talks. They might say something like, “You’ve beaten this opponent before!” Or, “I want you to win this match in two sets.” Or, you might say, “Remember all the great pointers about your backhand…. Get your footwork right. Make sure your racquet face is in the right position….”
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>> To stretch or not to stretch before competitive tennis?
By Mark Kovacs

The easy is answer is YES and YES.

Knowing the what, how and when of stretching is the important answer to this question.
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>> 10 reasons why tennis players don't eat well ...
By Page Love

and what they can do about it!
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>> Every Breath You Take ...
By Adam Naylor

Breathing could very well, be the key to your success on the tennis court.
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>> Agility
By Jeff Drock

Agility is the ability to keep balance while changing direction, stopping, starting, slowing down, and increasing speeds quickly.
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>> Posterior Shoulder Stretch
By Todd Ellenbecker

Research on both elite and recreational tennis players has consistently demonstrated a characteristic loss of range of motion in the shoulder.
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