Category: Psychology
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Improving Your Self-Talk During Tennis Practice or Matches
Quite often, as coaches, we hear new students talk negatively about their strokes. One common student answer to “Is there anything that you know you need to work on?” is “Well, my backhand SUCKS” or “My serve is TERRIBLE.” This is unhelpful self-talk and programs the student for hesitancy in repeating more of what they…