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April 24, 2012
Talk on Mental Toughness
On March 27th, I was the guest speaker at the Wellesley Rotary Club in Wellesley, MA and I gave a talk on Mental Toughness – what I think it is and a bit on my own personal journey of discovery in this area. Video of the speech appears below courtesy of Wellesley Media. The video… more »
January 30, 2012
Nadal vs. Djokovic – Reaching New Levels of Performance
The 2012 Australian Open Men’s Singles final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic showed the sporting world that there are always more and more levels of performance to attain. “Unchartered territory”. That’s what Darren Cahill of ESPN2 said at the beginning of the 5th set of yesterday’s final when he was asked for his thoughts… more »
January 7, 2011
The Importance of “Grit”
In March 2010, I wrote a post on the book Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin which focuses on hard work and “deliberate practice” as keys to success. An article in Psychology Today entitled The Winning Edge takes this concept to the next level by looking at the characteristics of high performing people and determines that grit may be… more »
November 18, 2010
TennisXtra for USTA Teams
If you’re the captain of a USTA team and you want your team to take it to the next level in 2011 and beyond, then this is for you. TennisXtra is now offering a program in mental toughness training for teams. This training will benefit teams that have moved up a level or ones that… more »
August 24, 2010
Information vs. Transformation
One of the missions of a coach is to help students transform their games so that they become better players in the long term. In order for this to happen, both coaches and students need to understand the difference between information and transformation. Let’s use a very simple example to illustrate this. Imagine that you… more »
August 15, 2010
The Breaking Point
Recently, I’ve been working with students on the concept of “The Breaking Point” – that point in a match in which you or your opponent has broken down physically, mentally, or both. It’s a topic that came to mind through my reading of The Fighter’s Mind by Sam Sheridan. In Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting and other… more »
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