| I'm sure I don't have to tell you that the inner game | | | | focus in the present. |
| & the mental game of tennis is hugely important | | | | 2. Lack of motivation or intensity causes poor focus |
| to your tennis success. | | | | because you are not "up" enough to focus at your |
| Why? | | | | peak. |
| Because so many tennis players have told us so: | | | | 3. Tension, anxiety or fear can kill your power to |
| "I make an unforced error and lose my focus." | | | | concentrate early in the match when not confident. |
| "I can't keep my concentration when I'm down in the | | | | 4. A lack of trust in your strokes can lead to missing |
| match." | | | | easy shots and you assume that you just didn't focus |
| "I always drop a couple games because I lack of | | | | enough. |
| focus at the start of a tennis match." | | | | Too many times, players assume their concentration is |
| "I'm missing easy tennis shots because I get distracted | | | | causing mistakes. In reality, a poor focus results from |
| by things." | | | | other things such as frustration, lack of confidence, and |
| But there is something wrong with all of these | | | | low trust in your strokes. |
| scenarios! Most players (and coaches in fact) often | | | | Do you want to really understand your mental game |
| assume that a lack of focus is the culprit for their | | | | better? Then you need to find REAL solutions to the |
| mental mistakes on the court! But that's not always the | | | | culprits of your tennis mental mistakes? You owe it to |
| real problem. In most cases, concentration errors are | | | | your tennis success! Don't assume that your focus is |
| usually triggered by another mental game issue... | | | | to blame for mental errors. Sometimes it is, but in most |
| Here's the proof: | | | | cases, doubt, intimidation, fear, frustration and lack of |
| 1. Frustration causes a lack of focus because you are | | | | trust are the things to blame. |
| upset with something that just happened and can't | | | | Get on top of it NOW! |