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	<title>How To Play Better Tennis - Tips From A Professional Tennis Coach &#187; Tennis Parents</title>
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		<title>Pressure To Keep Winning Matches</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/06/09/pressure-to-keep-winning-matches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since this year, my whole family has really gotten into tennis and they&#8217;re always talking about it. This continues to actually scare me because both my older brother and younger sister are getting really good fast and so am I.
But now my mom and dad have suddenly invested a lot of money into different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will My Child Make It In Tennis?</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/10/05/will-my-child-make-it-in-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/10/05/will-my-child-make-it-in-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Tomaz,
I have a daughter who is 14 years old and we are to put her in an academy to improve her tennis. My gut instinct is that she will not make it because she will not be very tall maybe 5ft6&#8243;. 
She is very strong in the mind and an extremely hard worker. Should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Should a Very Talented Tennis Junior Play The Game?</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/08/03/how-should-a-very-talented-tennis-junior-play-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/08/03/how-should-a-very-talented-tennis-junior-play-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ I have  12.5 years old son who plays tennis. His coaches and other people claim that he is very talented and has a very very good and natural technique.
However when he is playing he is more attempting to make &#8220;nice&#8221; points then just to put the ball in the court, he is very daring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should My Child Participate In Tennis Tournaments?</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/18/should-my-child-participate-in-tennis-tournaments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/02/18/should-my-child-participate-in-tennis-tournaments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled across your site by accident while trying to find tips to help my 11 year old daughter (12 in April). 
She first picked up the racquet about 18 months ago and fell in love with tennis.  We aren&#8217;t rich, but managed to get her a coach &#8211; he was quite young and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>My Daughter Is Nervous When Serving, Help!</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/01/09/my-daughter-is-nervous-when-serving-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/01/09/my-daughter-is-nervous-when-serving-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My 8-year old daughter played a match and lost 1:4 and 1:4.  Her opponent was not that much better.   
She should be able to beat her but my daughter lost all her service games and served without control.
I watched this match and I guess she missed because she was nervous.  She cannot control herself. 
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Make My Son A Champion</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/12/29/how-to-make-my-son-a-champion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/12/29/how-to-make-my-son-a-champion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My son is one year old. I wanna make him superstar like Roger Federer.
How should I start preparing him for a tennis career?
When should he start playing tennis and how should I proceed to achieve his success?
First, let me share my opinion on this topic.
Your son is NOT your property. 
It is not morally right [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dealing With The Fear Of Missing</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/12/02/dealing-with-the-fear-of-missing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/12/02/dealing-with-the-fear-of-missing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Tomaz, I have a 11 year old daughter that is ranked no. 2 in our city.
$I have a problem with her, fear.
She protects herself from looking incompetent by playing safe as opposed to smart, aggressive tennis.
 What can I do? 
You&#8217;ve already made an interesting and deep observation. Could you also say that she [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>4 Reasons Why Junior Tennis Players Behave Badly</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/08/4-reasons-why-junior-tennis-players-behave-badly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/08/4-reasons-why-junior-tennis-players-behave-badly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My ten year old son has been playing tennis for about a year and a half.  He has always done well in team sports like basketball and baseball, but seems to be experiencing major frustration with tennis?
Last evening, I went to watch him play for the first time since last summer at his insistence. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Understanding Teenagers &#8211; For Tennis Parents And Coaches</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/09/06/understanding-teenagers-for-tennis-parents-and-coaches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/09/06/understanding-teenagers-for-tennis-parents-and-coaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My son is fourteen years old, and he plays a lot of tournaments. He does o.k. 
He does great at practice, but at tournaments he gets angry, or just tries to hit too hard and win all the time.  
I have tried to talk to him many times, telling him to play smarter &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Private vs Group Tennis Lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/08/02/private-vs-group-tennis-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/08/02/private-vs-group-tennis-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tennis Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re thinking about getting some tennis lessons for you or for your child but don&#8217;t know whether you should go for private or for group lessons (or maybe even both)?

Here is a quick comparison of private and group tennis lessons and you&#8217;ll find my recommendations for adults and juniors below the table:


Private Lessons
Group Lessons


Full attention [...]]]></description>
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