| How to Watch Tennis Properly | | | | an investment in your future. Keep it somewhere safe |
| When you are sitting watching tennis on Tv or from | | | | and private. |
| the sidelines at a tennis club it’s so easy to get | | | | Can you imagine, next time you play you can just look |
| caught up in the drama and watch the ball. What you I | | | | at your notes about this player, imagine what that’ll |
| suggest you do from now on is resist watching the ball | | | | do for your confidence before you even step out on |
| and instead watch only one player at a time. What | | | | the court! Trust me, it’s a good feeling having a plan |
| you are looking for is their patterns, strengths and | | | | before you play. |
| weaknesses. | | | | And remember, the great thing about sport is that |
| If you are a competitive player it’s important to | | | | there is no limit as to how far you can develop no |
| tune your observation skills both in practice and in | | | | matter what level or age you are. And I’m not |
| competition because the more you know about the | | | | talking about what level of tournaments or club tennis |
| person you are playing against, the more weapons | | | | you play, I’m talking about YOU. There is no limit on |
| you have up your sleeve when the match is tight. | | | | YOU as to what kind of player you can become if |
| Another great thing to get into a habit of doing is taking | | | | you keep constantly learning. No one knows what you |
| just a few minutes to jot down notes about a match | | | | are capable of, including you. So I challenge you to find |
| once it’s over. Simply note the patterns, strengths | | | | out! |
| and weaknesses you noticed about them, and | | | | So just try. Start by choosing one strategy tip |
| yourself, and then you have the beginning of a player | | | | you’ve learned, then write it down on a small piece |
| log. | | | | of paper, take it with you to practice to remind |
| A player log is a private place where you keep notes | | | | yourself to use that strategy. At first it will take extra |
| on every player you play. It might sound a bit extreme | | | | effort and won’t come easy, but over time |
| but if you’re serious, if you play for money or you | | | | you’ll be spotting strengths, weaknesses and |
| dream about playing for money one day, it’s literally | | | | patterns with ease and it’ll be very natural. |