The Intuition Paradox
In 1974, Tim Gallway wrote a book called The Inner Game of Tennis which contains, to this day, one of the most useful models for improving in sport. His thesis was simple – if...
The Anxiety Secret (Never Choke Again)
Today, I played 20 points with a student, and during those 20 points, he missed eight feeds. Eight. That means that, 40% of the time, he didn’t even start the point. During the other...
“How Can I Miss That?”
You miss a shot, and you get frustrated. “How can I miss that?” “What am I even doing out here?” “Has all my practice been for nothing?” It’s an inner spiral that’s effected many...
Is “Coach-You” a Terrible Match Coach?
We’ve already discussed how to play better in matches twice before. Here are those two articles, if you’re interested: Vision Will Transform Your Match Play Great In Practice, Bad in Matches Today, we’re going...
Great In Practice, Bad in Matches
Why is it that so many players feel like they play great in practice, and yet can’t produce that same level of tennis in matches? In two words: Mental Resources. In a match situation,...
Win Anyway
When we’re on court, we don’t complain. We win. To the questions below, there is only one productive answer – win anyway. The manner in which we go about this may vary from question...
Three More Examples of the Winning Attitude
We’ve already discussed the common trap of incorrectly believing that winning is your goal, when, in reality, it’s something else. Typically, these winning imposters look similar to winning at first glance (ex: hitting good...
Do You Actually Like Winning?
No really, do you? Because most of us instinctively think “well of course I like winning,” without taking the time to really internalize everything that entails. Many assume that they enjoy the winning itself,...