By Frank Giampaolo A meaning friendship is founded on time , energy and hard work. The same components are found in true confidence. Lack of confidence issues such as self doubt and a negative self image arise from how athletes view past experiences. Often, when asking an adolescent what happened in the match they [...]
Athletic Support and Services The following questions are questions that should be asked of the college or university your child is planning on attending. The answers may help you in selecting the best school. This is an excerpt from the Free down loadable e-booklet on the www.tennisparentsoltuions.com homepage: “How to Attract a College Tennis Scholarship.” [...]
Share with your junior champs these six factors and they will never have to worry about playing a cheater again. This is an excerpt from my e-Book The Tennis Parent’s Bible available at www.tennisparentsolutions.com Pre-Match Speculations Preconceived ideas of what might happen when playing a known cheater causes so much stress [...]
Handling cheaters or “creative line callers” is a very common problem in all levels of tennis. But I must admit that learning to handle cheaters improves your tennis game. The following is an excerpt from my e-book The Tennis Parent’s Bible- available at www.tennisparentsolutions.com Thanks, Frank Before we look at cheaters, let’s take a [...]
Mastering Zonal Tennis is essential for the most successful tennis career. Whether it be junior tennis, collegiate tennis, country club tennis or professional tennis, those players that choose proper shot selection/laws of zonal tennis advance at a quicker rate. The following questions and answers may help you understand the importance of zonal tennis. By Frank Giampaolo fgsa@earthlink.net Question: “I must have spent [...]
Have you heard of anticipatory speed? By Frank Giampaolo Tennis specific speed-training requires a combination of foot speed and anticipatory speed. Heredity plays an important role in your child’s muscle type. Simply put, some humans are born with more fast-twitch muscle fibers. Parents and coaches can’t improve the genetic predisposition of an athlete, [...]
My daughter seems to self destructs every tournament. Can you help? By Frank Giampaolo The following is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible. There is a solution to this probelm. Below I have outlined five solutions I use every week on the tennis court: Choose a Solution + Rehearse the Solution = No More Self [...]
By Frank Giampaolo Let’s look at strategy in a simple, yet effective format. There are three factors in understanding strategy on the tennis court. They are generic, stylistic and customized. 1. Generic Strategy Generic strategy is simply applying the players core performance goals throughout each point of a tournament. Generic strategies and tactics could [...]
Ignoring Their B and C Game Plans ? Developing your child’s secondary strokes is essential for the greatest tennis success. Only practicing basic ground strokes for hours each week is not the best game plan for winning tournaments. As I say over and over- tennis is a game of keep away and not a game [...]
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