Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!
Today was the start of the 2011-12 USTA south Florida “tournament season” and I am signed up for singles and doubles (with Tom McCune). So, how do you get mentally set to play your first tournament match – especially against an unknown opponent? Here are three tips …
You are losing a tennis match. It makes no difference what the situation is … your opponent in singles or the other team in doubles is better than you … you are missing shots … or “something” is just not working. There are two critical questions you need to ask yourself.
Several people have asked about the schedule for the start of the Florida Super Senior Grand Prix Tour; so here is the January lineup and a link…
This weekend there were two well-run tennis events in SW Florida … Saturday, the Naples/Ft. Myers Challenge was played in Bonita Bay and Sunday, a small doubles event in Pelican Bay. Tom McCune and I paired up for both.
You get hooked on a bad line call at a critical point in the match and you get angry. Then what happens … does it fester in your mind and make you lose focus (and the match)? It doesn’t have to; because you can use your anger to your benefit.