Lillian is a tennis coach based in Sydney, Australia. She writes reviews on tennis books and tennis videos available on the market today. She enjoys helping players improve their game with strategy tips and mental mastery advice. Check out her reviews here www.tennislessonsandbooks.com
How to Watch Tennis Properly
When you are sitting watching tennis on Tv or from the sidelines at a tennis club it’s so easy to get caught up in the drama and watch the ball. What you I suggest you do from now on is resist watching the ball and instead watch only one player at a time. What you are looking for is their patterns, strengths and weaknesses.
If you are a competitive player it’s important to tune your observation skills both in practice and in competition because the more you know about the person you are playing against, the more weapons you have up your sleeve when the match is tight.
Another great thing to get into a habit of doing is taking just a few minutes to jot down notes about a match once it’s over. Simply note the patterns, strengths and weaknesses you noticed about them, and yourself, and then you have the beginning of a player log.
A player log is a private place where you keep notes on every player you play. It might sound a bit extreme but if you’re serious, if you play for money or you dream about playing for money one day, it’s literally an investment in your future. Keep it somewhere safe and private.
Can you imagine, next time you play you can just look at your notes about this player, imagine what that’ll do for your confidence before you even step out on the court! Trust me, it’s a good feeling having a plan before you play.
And remember, the great thing about sport is that there is no limit as to how far you can develop no matter what level or age you are. And I’m not talking about what level of tournaments or club tennis you play, I’m talking about YOU. There is no limit on YOU as to what kind of player you can become if you keep constantly learning. No one knows what you are capable of, including you. So I challenge you to find out!
So just try. Start by choosing one strategy tip you’ve learned, then write it down on a small piece of paper, take it with you to practice to remind yourself to use that strategy. At first it will take extra effort and won’t come easy, but over time you’ll be spotting strengths, weaknesses and patterns with ease and it’ll be very natural.
Happy Hitting :-)
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