US OPEN TENNIS

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Here are some suggestions of sports to which you could initiate your child, this summer, according to its temperament. The nervous kid Choose a sport where he must learn how to control himself like tennis, table tennis, badminton or volley ball. The passive kid Does your child want nothing to know about team sports? Offer him an activity where he will be measured with himself, such as archery, climbing or cycling. Get a chart of the cycling roads of your region and leave for the adventure. Fix goals and reward yourselves when they are reached. Have fun! The aggressive kid If your child shows signs of aggressiveness, direct him toward sports of endurance like athletics, or combat sports such as judo and karate. He will have to learn how to respect his adversary and, consequently, his entourage. The shy kid The rather timid child will profit largely from the practice of a team sport. During the action, he will learn how to come into contact with other children, to confront himself with …

I would work endlessly on my chops, out on the practice court hitting serves or forehands off the wall and nausea. I work out regularly and stay in shape so I can outlast my opponent on those brutal August afternoons. So when I see programs like Tennis Mind Game I am intrigued. Can Tennis Mind Game be that coach in my head? You remember how Boris Becker said that in a five set match, the fifth set is not about tennis, it’s about heart (i.e. head)? But we cannot fathom just how complex our brain works, and when we interfere in the process is when we induce errors. The mind is clearly the most important part of our game. And if we have issues in our head, they usually manifest during a match, where the pressure of competition exposes our fears, egos, and inner conflicts. Is this a Zen-like approach to tennis? Well, sort of. It’s not about hokey chants or good karma. It’s about discipline and temperament. So perhaps I should give this Tennis Mind Game thing a try. There was a boo …