My son says I’m negative. How do I push him nicely? Frequently, parents get fixated on what our junior “world beater” is doing wrong, what they need to change, need to learn or need to improve! Because we are so focused on our child’s success, we often become preoccupied with only seeing their faults. [...]
Parents, it’s important to understand one of the most important parental goals of tournament play and the key to assisting your child on game day is to DE-STRESS them. I recommend focusing on performance versus potential. Here’s a story I’ve been sharing for years: Pretend your little Rebecca is a national level gymnast. She has [...]
News Break! Publishers Human Kinetics is now offering pre-orders of my new book, CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS. I am very proud to have authored it. I am sure you will find it a very valuable addition to your tennis development. Go to www.HumanKinetics.com/tennis Thank you, Frank
The Tennis Parents’ Bible e-book has been for sale for about one year on line. Reviews have been great! And readers have given the book an overwhelming thumb up! For those of you that are not familiar with The Tennis Parent’s Bible, it is a comprehensive survival guide for the tennis parent, player and coach. [...]
The following post is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible. Enjoy! The mental and emotional strength of being a fierce competitor and a respectful human being is a learned behavior. Building mental and emotional muscle takes time and effort. The way you think and feel effects how you perform. Rafa Nadal is a prime [...]
How many times have you had to defend not being at a holiday celebration because of a tennis tournament? Many non –high performance family members and/or friends do not get it? And that is okay, but when parents put regular social life events first, their child’s tennis progress can be delayed. It is very [...]
The following is an excerpt from The Tennis Parent’s Bible – Hundreds of hours of instruction for players, parents and coaches! Frequently, parents get fixated on what our junior “world beater” is doing wrong, what they need to change, need to learn or need to improve! Because we are so focused on our child’s success, [...]
Thank you for your continued support. I truly appreciate the endless kind words about the TennisParentSolution.com blog postings, TheTennisParentsBible.com postings and especially The Tennis Parent’s Bible e-Book. I am currently about 30,000 blog comments behind- I do not think I will ever catch up. If you need to contact me-go to Frank@TheTennisParentsBible.com. I have been [...]
Hello, I thank you for following my weekly post. Many of you are asking me if I have a newsletter- Yes. You can sign up for my free newsletter on my Tennisparentsolution.com site or you can email me at fgsa@earthlink.net or Frank@TheTennisParentsBible.com I will happily add you to my monthly newsletter. This week’s topic addresses communicating [...]
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