Tennis Psychology and Tennis Mother and father – Do You Count on Miracles?

Do you count on your tennis child to all the time carry out nicely or win? Do you’ve gotten a tough time specializing in what your youngsters do nicely on the courtroom as an alternative of specializing in errors? I obtain many questions from sports activities mother and father about their younger athletes’ efficiency. One query mother and father ask me: “Am I too hard on my young athlete?” Sure, most mother and father are.Simply right this moment, I obtained an electronic mail from a sports activities guardian about his little one. He said, “I am sometimes hard on my son and tend to see his weaknesses more then his positive qualities!” As a tennis guardian myself, I’ve to agree. I discover myself focusing extra on the errors my little one makes in matches as an alternative of the great photographs she makes.I feel one purpose many tennis mother and father concentrate on errors and weaknesses is that they know what their youngsters are able to in observe and matches. For instance, one week your little one may play flawlessly profitable each match within the match. Naturally, our expectations as mother and father shoot up: “My child should be able to perform like this all the time!”I name this the “peak performance dilemma.” Some athletes choose each efficiency primarily based on their finest efficiency! They suppose, “If I can play great one time, I should do it all the time.” I feel tennis mother and father undertake this similar perspective. When our youngsters do not carry out as much as their potential, it is simpler to concentrate on the errors and what they’re doing incorrect (in comparison with their finest performances).What is the resolution to this dilemma? First, you need to watch out to not examine each match your athlete performs to his finest match. Second, you’ve gotten drive your self to concentrate on what your little one is doing nicely in every match, particularly after the match on the automobile journey dwelling. Do not choose aside each mistake your younger athlete made within the final match. I recommend to folks that you just praise your participant for one or two issues she might need finished nicely within the match, earlier than saying anything.If you suppose your little one under-performed throughout a match, giving enhances could be very onerous to do (belief me I do know this personally). Attempt to focus in your gamers constructive qualities. Your youngsters know what errors they made and do not need to be reminded after the match!