Mindset For Tennis

THE NERVOUS PLAYER 😮‍💨

Ever battled anxiety on court? An internal battle against yourself which feels stronger than your opponent... 10x breathing specialists came together to talk tennis and I think they can help you! 🎾

BPD: Breathing Patter Disorder: Understand how breathing better unlocks peace of mind and stronger physicality on court.

A fantastic article on breathing for tennis players just came out. It is a little heavy for the non sciencey people although its got some gold. If you're a keen player looking for a cutting edge I'd highly recommend this 10 min read.

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SUMMERY POINTS ⬇️

🎾 Nervous tennis players get short of breath which results in physical tightness and faster exhaustion.

🎾 Rest posture between ends: soften shoulders, adopt good posture.

🎾 Focus on 3-5 good quality lower rib cage breaths between points.

🎾 When comfortable, breath through your nose instead of your mouth.

🎾 Good tennis form promotes better breathing.

🎾 Post match relaxed intentional breathing helps with recovery.

🎾 When you're calm, direct your focus towards patterns and proactive hitting.

PATTERNS = CLARITY 🤔

🎾 Patterns and tennis IQ is the #1 thing separating the best from the rest.

🎾 Having a game plan takes the thinking away.

🎾 Fall back on what you know during pressure moments.

🎾 Patterns gives you repeatable, measurable control of your game.

🎾 Patterns can also include between point routines (towelling off, breathing etc.)

🎾 Without patterns you rely only on talent and reactive problem solving.

TWO SERVING DEUCE SIDE PATTERNS EVERYONE SHOULD BE DOING:

Patterns on YouTube

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