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Developmental Readiness slice of motivation Jun 07, 2020

Developmental readiness is a concept that takes into account where a player is in terms of the overall development of their game physically. Tennis-wise, on the court, off the court and mindset...

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Building Belief slice of motivation May 27, 2020

Do you believe in yourself?

I know as a player I didn't. As a coach I never did. I've gradually improved the belief in what I do over time. As a young tennis player I was always told by people,...

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Communication slice of motivation May 19, 2020

Hi everyone and welcome to The Tennis Menu.

Today's a topic which I think is going to resonate with a lot of people and could be related to family life, your relationships, in your tennis coaching...

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Less = More slice of motivation May 11, 2020

Hi again, and welcome to The Tennis Menu. Today's topic is an important tennis coaching and parenting topic. I feel it's something that I've learned over the journey. I used to think that when I...

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Habits of Behaviour slice of motivation May 07, 2020

Hi, once again thanks for joining us here on The Tennis Menu.

Today is all about creating habits. Habits to me a critical for us tennis coaches and parents to create in our players and our children...

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What We Put in, We Get Out slice of motivation May 01, 2020

Thanks again for joining me here on The Tennis Menu, today is all about what we put in, we get out.

I feel like this topic is a really important one for a lot of young athletes out there who are...

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Rewarding vs Punishment slice of motivation Apr 23, 2020

Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing well in these challenging times. I want to give you some thoughts around what we could do at home with our kids. Obviously there are parents out there that are...

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Embrace the Struggle slice of motivation Apr 20, 2020

Hi everyone. I just wanted to reach out today to those people who are probably having a bit of a rough time at the moment and struggling, whether it be financially or mentally. In this tough...

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Appreciate the Small Things slice of motivation Apr 14, 2020

Hi everyone, thanks again for joining us here on The Tennis Menu. I just wanted to reach out today and talk a little bit about appreciation.I think in these times of being isolated in our homes and...

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Become a Better You slice of motivation Apr 09, 2020

Hi everyone, thanks again for joining us here on The Tennis Menu, I just wanted to reach out again to you all and see how everyone is doing. Hopefully things are going okay for you. You're...

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