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Tennis Skills: Mental Toughness
Keith Swindoll
Indian Hills Country Club
Tennis Skills: The Importance of Mental Toughness - During a tennis match, there's a lot more time when players are NOT hitting the ball than when they are. What players think about during those times can make for success or defeat on the court. Coach Swindoll introduces the importance of the mental game of tennis based on James Loehr's "Twelve Key Points of Mental Toughness."
Tennis Skills: Developing Mental Toughness Part One - In this tennis video, Coach Swindoll Clinic outlines some of the critical aspects of the mental game of tennis and offers ways you can help prepare your players mentally for a successful match.
Tennis Skills: Developing Mental Toughness Part Two - Coach covers several more important aspects of the mental side of tennis. The theme here centers on relaxation, controlling negativity, and enjoying the game.
Tennis Skills: Developing Mental Toughness Part Three - Coach Swindoll covers two final aspects of the mental tennis game and then provides some specific drills you can use to help your players develop their "mental" game.
Tennis Drills: Mental Toughness - In reality, every game and every drill works on mental toughness. The tennis drills offered here will give your players an opportunity to work on their mental game during practice matches.
Mental Tennis: Resources - MyCoachOnline wants coaches and athletes to perform well and "be the best that they can be." In addition to the wealth of information and instruction available on MyCoachOnline, there are many other fine resources available to coaches and athletes. Here Coach Swindoll provides a number of resources specific to the mental game of tennis.