With so many different ways of thinking and doing things, it's easy to wonder where you fit in mentally. What do you think? And how do you act in stressful matches?
Even if you know how to play tennis physically, that's not enough to win. You need the complete package - physical and mental training.
Tennis mental training isn't just for professionals - but can be used by any player, of any age, and at any level. Mental training for tennis has the potential to help you be more consistent, focused and confident in your game.
But how do you develop a winning mindset? Achieving sporting results by improving UTR comes down to your mood. To excel at tennis, you cannot merely be physically talented - success requires desire, discipline, and of course, good technique. To read more about "Building Mental Toughness for Tennis" click on link.
Is mental toughness a resilient state of mind, or is a number of states - and about being in the right state at the right time?
Mental Toughness is a concept that has been given a lot of attention in sport psychology in the last few years. It tends to be associated with some kind of ability to cope with pressure, or resiliency. It is something that athletes, coaches and commentators seem to recognise, but seems to be quite difficult to pin down.
After a few days of total "energy work" rest and some improvement of my labirynthitis, I resumed the experiment.Today I believe I chose the best sequence: breathing exercises, seated meditation, zhan zhuang and, in the end, mental rehearsal.
Encouragement in the media and sporting contexts to show mental toughness, hanging in there, show grit, dogged determination...is common. But is this always a good thing? Is there a flip-side to this emphasis of rising to all challenges, quitting being for wimps...?
Blurred vision, no appetite, extreme fatigue and mental confusion are only some of the symptoms. I only know I am hungry when my head feels heavy and I can't move - some weird hypoglycemic reaction to heat. Have no idea why.
Powerlifter and scientist Marilia Coutinho continues her personal experiment, exploring the use of tai chi chuang to develop mental skills for powerlifting performance.
It has been a long time since I have not written anything on this blog. It sounds like the perfect moment to resurrect my mental skills experiment: in June the 8th I had an accident at the gym and suffered total anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, meniscus amputation, cartilage damage and a minor injury to the tibia.
We may have to modify who we are and how we are, in order to face the new realities. We must strive to find opportunity in adversity. Of course, all of this is easier said than done. In this article I have highlighted five key principles of mental toughness and resilience.
For triathletes, collecting telemetry received from devices during practice sessions and competition is nothing new. For example, today many competitors have computers attached to their bikes that display power/wattage, cadence, speed, and distance information helpful for improved efficient training and performance. Just like in cycling, there is now a technology that allows a swimmer to receive telemetry about their technique, and matched with mental training, can assist the tracking and training leading to improvement.
ITF stands for International Tennis Federation. Among other things, they are responsible for managing the under 18 boys' and girl's junior circuit. This circuit culminates into world junior ranking and the top 128 ranked players are eligible to play the grand slams. From a recent study many professional tennis players recommends tennis mental training for junior players to improve universal tennis rating. To read more How to start playing ITF Juniors? click on link.
This is the third day I follow the whole plan, including breathing exercises, meditation, zhan zhuan and the scheduled workout. The first day is always a bit hard after I stop for more than a week, but I believe it is pretty much like training in general: people who have practiced before have some sort of "practical memory" and they recover their ability fast. In strength training, people have different (yet not sanctioned by the scientific community) names for this: muscle memory, neural memory and others.
iStadia member Sam Kotadia, through his company Mindsport Ltd, has just released a range of sport psychology 'self-help' cards for athletes and students that will help you to keep mental strategies to hand at all times.
We are delighted to be able to offer these through the iStadia Marketplace.
Sport psychology is concerned with optimising sports performance by improving mental skills, dealing with issues such as confidence and anxiety and building teams.
Up in Scotland there's a nice little football team called Dunfermline Athletic (The Pars). Yes, I admit it they're "my" team. I'm pulling my hair out, like most of our fans, because in the league progress has been downwards for most of the last five-ish years and after half-threatening to push for promotion back to the Scottish Premier League (SPL) we are now again flirting with relegation.Dunfermline Athletic Logo
Yet in the the cups we're giants; world beaters; nay SUPERHUMAN! Well, almost. Why is that?
We are talking about the people who - needs to wear the pads in both the innings, has one permanent fielding position throughout, can alter the opposition batsman's mental game by sledging, cheering the entire team when down on morale.
We are talking about the people who - needs to wear the pads in both the innings, has one permanent fielding position throughout, can alter the opposition batsman's mental game by sledging, cheering the entire team when down on morale.