February 2009

Tennis Shot Selection 101

by Head Coach

Cross-Court? Down the line? Drop shot? Lob? Volley? These are all great shots but knowing when to use them is the part http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/whentousepost.jpg that is the most critical.

How many times have you rushed to the net and it wasn’t the right time? I’m sure it wasn’t really a pleasant experience for you. I bet getting creamed is just not your cup of tea.

Or even worse, wasting your time and energy huffing and puffing to hit an inappropriate and otherwise damaging shot can really be frustrating. Not to mention, it’ll have you losing tons of matches.

If you don’t want this happening to you. You have to understand “why”

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Power In Tennis: How Important Is It?

by Head Coach

The tennis game has definitely become more power oriented in certain instances. But don’t get too excited just yet.http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/tennismuscle_0.jpg

Usually when people hear that, they say “Great, now I can hit it is hard as I can on every shot.” Approaching the ball as if you’re going to hit a home run is far from the answer.

When the shot is hit to you long and deep, try to maintain a steady pace without using 100% of your brute strength. This will help you keep a sound rhythm if you end up in a rally war. On the other hand, when the ball comes short, that’s when you

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Tennis Confidence – You Have To Have It!

I’m going to get straight to the point with this one, because it’s extremely important.http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/42-16885330dec.jpg

Confidence is one of those things you MUST have if you want to win. Deep down inside, you MUST feel that you can take on any opponent at any given time. Oh yes, I said *ANY* opponent, and I mean it :) .

A player who is not confident in himself has a high probability of losing the match even before the first ball is hit. So how do obtain this feeling? Well, confidence is generated by your complete mastery of your technique. This means practice and more practice. Aren’t you excited? Before you ask… Nope, there are no shortcuts.

You have to master…

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Mental Tennis Tip: Use Your Tennis Mind To Avoid Giving Up A Big Lead!

When you find yourself on the brink of winning the set, and the score is 5 – 2 or something of that nature, a lot of players find themselves tensing up and a lot of times get extremely nervous.

This usually results in the loss of their competitive edge and makes it very difficult to finish out the set properly.

Does that ever happen to you?

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World #1, Rafael “Raffa” Nadal, chosen to represent Spain!

World #1, Rafael “Raffa” Nadal, was chosen on Friday to join his friends on the Spanish national team where they’ll face Serbia in the opening round of the 2009 Davis Cup (March 6th – March 8th).

Nadal was forced to pull out of another tournament, the Dubai Tennis Championships, in order to be well-healed from his nagging right knee injury in time for these international games.

If the fans get what they want, they’ll be in store for a world of a match, due to the fact that…

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USTA and Zina Garrison in legal battle

http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/zinagarisson.jpgTMC – Tennis organization experiences legal woes. Former Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison, has decided to sue the USTA, alleging that there have been discriminatory acts against her because of her race.

In the lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, Zina says proclaims the racial attacks hit her deep and where it counted most, in her pocket.

These money matters include being given a much lower salary than one of her peer and fellow Davis Cup coach, Patrick McEnroe, and she was also denied a multi-year deal as did McEnroe.

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Inside Out vs Outside In!

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Concrete Confidence For Tennis

Have you played in a high-level tennis match recently?
If so, I’m sure you know that having great confidence when you’re
playing can instantly take your game to a whole new level.

However, the problem is that a lot of people don’t have the ability to keep their confidence at an all-time high for every
single match.

So if you fall into that category (…as does most of the tennis world) and think your confidence could use a huge boost, the mental strategy below may really do the trick.

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Gonzalez will defend his Crown!

VINA DEL MAR, Chile — Fernando Gonzalez will defend his home title in the Movistar Open after defeating qualifier Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals Saturday night.

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How To Defend Against Tennis-Volley Body Shots When You’re At Net!

Ever get struck by a tennis ball traveling at over 100 mph? If not, let me tell you ahead of time. It hurts!

And if you don’t know the correct strategy to defend against a volley that’s aimed directly into your mid-section, you’re bound
to get pegged a few times.

Follow the strategy below to keep this terrible thing from happening during one of YOUR matches…

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