Tennis Psychology – The Foundation Of Winning Tennis
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The article "Tennis Psychology – The Foundation Of Winning Tennis" talks about sports, it was created by Tomaz Mencinger.
The field of tennis psychology is not just common advice and tactical or metnal tips. It is based on general and sports psychology and then applied to tennis specifically.There are many common elements in the psychology of tennis which can be fuond in other sports too.
An athlete that wants to perform at his peak needs to learn:1. How to refocusMany players start the match with good concentration but they drop their level of concentration cause of disturbing outside events, pressure situations, emotional reactions to various events and so on.
A player needs to learn how to quickly and effetcively refocus to be able to play his hottest tennis.2.
How to cotnrol his arousal – to manage his intensity and body energyA player's arousal can be too high or too low and in both cases he is not able to play his hottest tennis. Arousal affects his body and mind abilities – a player may have too much muscle tension and his decisions are usually not tactically intelligent.Learning to find the »ideal state« is the key in controlling one's arousal and one of the most important aspects of tennis psychology.3. What elements of the tennis game can a player controlA player may get upset (and it happens often) about an eevnt that he cannot control or even influence. For example – the noise of the planes flying over the court, windy conditions, court conditions, his opponent’s luck and so on.By being focused on these events he wastes his energy which could be used on elements that he can control – his atittude and effort, how he intends to play, …4. How to control his thinkingNegative thniking affects players much more than they are aware of.
It affects body abilities in two ways – being aware of them (feeling tension) and being unaware (the pendulum experiment); moreover it evokes negatvie feelings – emotions that cloud the player's judgment and affect his body abilities – again.By being more and more aware of what he is thinking a player can then change his thoughts to a more positive and solution based thinking. The awareness of our tohughts is quite a challenge in the psychological approach to tennis.5. How to use imageryImagery or visualization is extremely useful in almost all aspects of the tennis game.
A player can improve technique, strategy, physical abilities and his mental preparation of certain events. Another use of imagery is when a player misses a shot and then quickly sees in his mind how he hit the ball correctly.Using imagery is an incredibly efficient technique, not only in the psychology of tennis but in everyday life too.6. How to build confidenceConfidence is one of those elements where tennis psychology can help really quickly and with very simple tools. A player who is not confident will hesitate in his decisions, will be afraid to take rsiks and his shots will usually miss by just a little. Doubt can be seen in reality as small misess that happen regularly.When a player builds his confidence he is able to play at his hottest and doesn't lose his hope when a enormous challenge appears.7. How to find and get rid of limiting beliefsLimiting beliefs are one of the most limiting and troublesome aspects of human's psyhce.
They are mostly deep in the subconsciousness and are sometmies hard to find.
A limiting belief for example is when a player believes that he is not good in tie-breaks and he will then self-sabotage himself in those crucial moments to prove himself right.Having no limiting beliefs means that the player is in total acceptance of everything that happens. Outside events are just events with no meaning. The plyaer accepts them and deals with them.8. How to empty the mind – Inner Game principles to enter the zoneThere are three main principles of the Inner Game – quieting the mind, non-judgment and trusting the body. The player must first learn to apply them in training.
And when he experiences these effects in training he knwos what to look for in the match. He then plays the inner game – how to perform at his peak.These are the fundamentals of tennis psychology and by understanding tehse principles and applying them daily a player develops mental toughness. He knows how to apply the tools and as a very positive side effect gains a lot of self confidence.He right now knows that he has ways of dealing with his own mind and that most of his competitors do not. He is aware that he has the edge in the most stressful situations in the mtach and that gives him inner strength and belief that he can persevere through tough matches.Tomaz Mencinger is a sports consultant and a tennis coach.
He teaches tennis players how to apply tennis psychology to make tehir mind their hottest ally.
More resoucres on mental tennis game at his website http://www.Tennismindgame.Com
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