How To BEAT Your NERVES On The Tennis Court
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
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"Paralysis by analysis" fudge i really wished i known this yesterday😂
lol, better late than never I suppose! Hope the tip helps you in the future. Thanks for watching!
I've been trying all sorts of things, have just been getting worse in competitive play as the anxiety builds with each match.
I play relaxed with my regular tennis bud one day then the next day in a competitive match I'm horrible. This past Saturday against my regular partner I was a solid 4.0, then the next day in ladder play I was 3.0.
Going to try these, I have been looking for concrete physiological things I can do. Just saying "relax your mind" isn't working because my mind feels out of my control during competitive matches, hard to explain but I feel like a passenger in my own mind and the matches are over so quickly. It might be 60 minutes earth time but in my mind it's just a couple minutes.
I'll come back with an update.
Hey Paul, hope these tips helped. We all face these mental demons you outline so stay with it my friend!
Guilty of all these things, especially paralysis by analysis! I over think too much. When I relax I have more fun and play better. Such an important topic! You guys are spot on. Loving your channel.
@Erin C thanks for watching, we appreciate the support! 🙏🏻🙌🏼❤️
Nice advice with the vowels. I find when a ball is long on his serve , I can return the dead ball with such ease !!. Weird,weird game this tennis.
+Dai Kayll the ole freeroll on the serve. In competitive match play and even NCAA where players call their own lines, they use this “freeroll”technique to their advantage. 😤
Gracias !! 🇪🇦🇪🇦
A million dollar tip!!thank you guys , God bless
Glad to hear you enjoyed the instruction! The feedback is very much appreciated. Thanks for watching and the kind words! Stay well.
Some good advice here...very practical as opposed to many other vids which are abstract and difficult to implement. Well done.
DiscoveryDiversTokyo thank you, much appreciated 🙏🏻
great advice guys. I used to play college tennis back in the day and then hadn't really touched a racket in like 20 years; might have played a few times a year. Now I am back playing doubles, doing some league matches in my city and found myself pretty nervous on important points, at very important times in the match. When I played back in the day, I did most of the items you covered, but with this long pause, I just forgot those basics, breathing, shaking your hands out, moving of the feet. Especially on my forehand, i grip the racket tightly and hit like a T-Rex arms - pretty crappy follow through then. I wrote the notes down and will keep them in my pocket so if I start to feel nervous, I can read it to myself in between games as a reminder.
Thanks Mirza, glad to hear the tips helped. Always good to have a reminder and refresh on things. We all get nervous its just a matter of how we respond to those nerves. Sounds like you'll be back to collegiate form in no time!
This helps a lot! Thanks so much for your help!
Our pleasure, always happy to help!
You guys are great!
Thanks Jake!
To day I applied this tehnique end surprise - it works. Thank you to give me, again, the full pleasure of the game.
I can remember lots of swearing and shouting and screaming. Now all this things with this metod, all is gone. :) Thank you again.
Hi, guys, it's me again!
I like this nerves thingy you put together. I am a lead mental health worker and no disagreement with your advice. I notice about relaxing especially on the breath I always show my clients why this works. The quickness of breath is trying to prepare you to flight or fight. There is anxiousness, worry, yips panic attack etc. Lengthening the breathing changes the ratio of CO2 to O2 in your bloodstream, therefore, fooling the brain into thinking you're relaxed, the more C02 the more reason for your brain to think, life is sweet, and visa versa. With the added information I find the clients can research more and they can get the hang of what's going on for them inside. There is a lot of what we don't know but there are answers and these should be explored it really helps the client to absorb and learn and many times I ask the client to teach me now what I have explained so they really do know their subject.
Your both doing great work, I like this site.
Perhaps you should think about a way of managing loss and defeat and still been a success in life. There must be other sites that show and help players around the transition to knowing I will not be number one in the world into a career and life that is even more fulfilling.
I also like the relax a dominant muscle to instil different thoughts, I am looking at the stomach muscles to help thoughts and tension and posture. Its the same as the hand in tennis where I try to find the tension and then as soon as you see this or feel it by releasing this muscle you can change how your thinking which can further relax you, you can go too far and think you are in Thailand.
One area which really plays into the game may be one step higher, is the amount of sleep one needs, this increases! Fedder has said he is sleeping 12 hours a night with naps during the day, this is about both body and mind healing after a workout. HRV readings may also reflect the recovery times needed. I think sleep will prevent injury and help you psychologically on the court and in all walks of life.
Try to read Dr Steve Peters psychiatrist, maybe the Chimp paradox and for stress read Dr Robert Sapolesky neuroscientist, Why don't Zebras Get Ulcers.
Something I know maybe an issue, addictions need to be understood in sport, not enough conversation about failing and what this may mean for a person or life trauma, sports people are not magically protected because they play sport. One in four of the population will develop major mental health illnesses at some point in their lives, depression, schizophrenia and bipolar and GAD to serious addictions and poor coping strategy. Perhaps signposting to services and empathy will be a better route to follow for a client if they did show they were in trouble and there are people in trouble, not talking about this would not help them.
These are just a few things I am thinking about when I am playing a match, Ha just kidding. I must remember to split step or is that hop!!
Peter Kavanagh love the insights! Super cool hearing from someone within the mental health profession. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏻💯🙌🏼
Peter Kavanagh managing losses is absolutely critical. We have a series on the mental game coming out soon that address this concept specifically. Also, thanks for the reading recommendations!
Thank you for spending time to write this comment, it helped me understand how breathing out for a longer duration helps relieve stress and anxiousness.
Great video
Thanks!
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I agree this video
The breathing. It's been karate 🥋 for me. This helped, thanks!
Thanks Sveinung, glad the instruction helped! Keep "kicking" butt on the tennis court. Sorry couldn't help myself
What about struggling to find your pace in the beginning of a game.. then you start getting nervous because you missed shots that usually are quite easy to deal with?!
Habimarket great question! If you’re struggling swinging through the shot and finding pace, I would hit out while aiming for big targets including cross court (longest part of the court, lowest part of the net) or even straight down the middle. It’s all about “The 4x4 philosophy”, at least 4ft away from the lines & at least 4 ft over the net. It’s also important to swing through and attack several balls in the warm up or even pre-warm up. If you enjoy the vid and have found you receive value from our channel check out the link below where you can get unlimited access to all our vids, and other great tools to help your game such as practice partners, challenge matches lesson & gear discounts, and more.. thanks for watching 🤙🏼
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Any tips about nerves while serving? A few years ago I got so nervous in a big tournament I started double faulting multiple times a game and still struggle with my serve when I get nervous. The first game of every match I still have this fear of double faulting and play really tight and then loosen up starting the 2nd game, but my 1st service game is usually a disaster. I know my serve is great when I'm relaxed, but that 1st game especially it's like I'm not in control of my body.
maxpowers3732 great question as we have all been there. Linked below is a vid where we discussed battling nerves on court. I would also recommend opting to return first when given the chance. This way you give yourself a game to loosen up before having to serve. I would also advise to avoid the trap of trying “not” to double fault. Focus on locating targets and accelerating through each serve. If you miss you miss on your terms. You will gradually begin to take ownership of the process and loosen up. I hope this helps, Keep us posted!
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I have a match today on clay or hartrue. I am so neorvous because I’m not used to clay tho so it’s weird. Thank you so much for this Video it realy helpes!
Hop the match went well Max!
Practice mindfulness, getting into the space between your thoughts and stop thinking. Simples!
I too often forget about breathing. I was stood really close to a match a couple of years go between Jeremy Chardy and Denis Kudla. Chardy's exhales were pretty loud but on tv you can't hear him at all.
That's a great insight, we appreciate you sharing. Even the mighty Fed makes noise when he exhales it's just very difficult to hear unless you locate footage of him playing up close or happen to be on court. Keep breathing out there! 😉
Thanks guys really appreciate this great vid I just finished an under 16 tournament today but I’m actually under 14 and I lost in the semifinals but I was so nervous. I would go up in a game to about 40-15;30-0;40-30 those types of things then I would double fault or miss an easy winner .Thx for the vid 🎾
Hi Daniel, sounds like you made a good run in the tourney! We all battle nerves no matter the level of play. With experience you'll learn to harness those nerve for positive energy. The only way to overcome nerves is by being comfortable being uncomfortable and that happens through lots of match play. Keep grinding out there!
@@Playyourcourt thx guy’s 💪🏼🎾
Daniel Tennis#1 actually the same thing Happens to me in matches. Do you know how to finish the game when you’re up 40-15 or 40-0 without making silly errors?
@@emmaanjaligonzalez5561 well not really ever now and then I’m getting it right but it is still something I tend to struggle with
Maybe play more high percentage instead of trying to end the game?
Ima try this vowel thing. Keep it to a minimal volume see if this make a difference. I need harder competition to use it though but do people do it on the serve?
Absolutely!
Nerves take a toll on me only when Im serving. I end up hitting long. will try some of these tips. thanks
Happy to help Jeff! We have instruction on how to practice keeping your nerves under control while serving coming out very soon, stay tuned!
Hello, when I'm leading 3-0 a match or when I tie a very adverse score, I relax and do not make another point. How can I do to stay focus until the end of the match? Is there any mental trick that can I use? Thamks!
Try to forget about the score or even pretend you're loosing. We all struggle maintaing a lead and when it gets tough it's important to make it physical. "Learn to enjoy suffering" as Nadal famously said
Like, my swing is flappy and i am not relaxed and I cant control the ball. Does anyone have tips on how to fix it?! It would really really help.
Am I the only one nervous in training like when doing practice points? I also hate it when I just don't try enough and play without care pretty much and I feel rlly bad after cause it was a waste of time. I want to play competitively again in training and find my will to win again like it's been gone a while I need help haha. Any tips to keep my tennis at the high level I know and have played at?
That's a tough one limmy lime. You have to figure out what the driving force is behind your tennis. What is your motivation to compete at a high level? If it's not there perhaps it's enjoying tennis as exercise and as a social outlet. Which is totally fine. If competing at a high level is your goal perhaps outline how your going to get there. Practice, fitness, matchplay are all important aspects to advanced playing. Thanks for watching, best of luck to ya!
Had my first official game last night and I was SO INCREDIBLY NERVOUS that my arm wasn't even moving properly!!! Missed so many easy shots because I was overthinking every single second. Couldn't follow through any movement, terrible!!!
It happens to all of us regardless of playing level. I know it's hard but shake it off and learn from it. Keep battling out there!
@@Playyourcourt thank you so much for the encouragement! Practice definitely makes it perfect, these tips helped a lot!!!
Sorry, forgot to say, if you throw the previously mentioned hammer at the opponent you can unnerve them and they will be more stressed than you.
It's all about the psychological battle.
I have a tennis tournament next week, it's really frustrating when you get nervous in the court, but this helps a lot. Thanks guys and wish me luck🎾😃❤️
Best of luck in the tourney! Go get em!
I still feel nervous
Nazih, totally normal to be nervous, we simply want to use those nerves to stay engaged and to properly compete. Learning to channel our nerves with positivity is the key.
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I just find it weird for something i can teach youm if at least you were tennis montreal i d say the money is going to some non profit organization trying hard.