I have a more general question and is related to training. As is obvious Europeans, in particular Eastern Europeans, have been excelling far greater over the years than Americans.

How are these younger players, in particular young girls, training? Are they working on either physical training 2/wk, and on their tennis skills 3/wk, or are they training on tennis every day?

Also do you have any suggestions for training a G12? Currently, we balance out my daughter by receiving lessons only 2/wk for an hour, so she can do other activities like girl scouts and soccer.

I have heard on serious tournament players are working everyday. We are realistic on our daughter’s tennis ability and only want to give her the tools she needs to be the best that she can be.

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I have this dilemma. I’m now 24. As a junior I was ranked very high under 16 in my country.

My dilemma without going into my life story is that when I play in front of my parents (who come even though I’d rather they didn’t) I get really angry and as I’m playing all I can think of is that they are scrutinizing me and judging me all the time and it just makes me anxious to the point where I can’t concentrate on executing a game plan.

I’ve just started playing again after a 5 year lay-off and have just won a tournament and made the semi’s in my first two back since the lay-off but tonight I just lost to some guy who’s a big fish in a little pond around my local area night competition.

I’m just over being this guy who has so much potential as all my coaches and trainers and peers have told me my whole life and just wanna be able to step into my potential for once.

I only rarely seem to do this and I know now as an adult that it’s mental. Please help…

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I have a question…. I am a freshmen at my high school. I am on the tennis team and my current spot is #9. I play very well with my friend who is in the #2 spot.

I can volley and serve really well. But when I try to play a match (exhibition) I seem to always lose! I tense up after I make the mistake and make errors with even the simplest of volleys!

Is there a way I can keep myself from tensing up and losing and keep my mind focused on the game?

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Hello, I have been playing tennis on and off for a few years, but now I want to start playing with more decision.

My goal is to win a “class 4″ category in Italy this summer. I have already written down all the dates and I have been practicing every day.

I still have not found a coach with whom I really get along with. Don’t you think that a coach should help his student to “think big” rather than just “being realistic”?

Yesterday I asked my coach what I have to do to win a class 4 tournament. He told me that to win a class 4 tournament you have to be a 4.1 or 4.2 ranked.

I am not even ranked because I have never played any tournaments. In everything I do I think big.

I would appreciate your thoughts.

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