EDUCATING TENNIS PARENTS By Frank Giampaolo FGSAearthlinknet Tennis Champions are a product of a well organized plan Pro tour players rate their parents as playing the most significant role ID: 175756
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2014 TENNIS
EDUCATING TENNIS PARENTS By Frank GiampaoloFGSA@earthlink.net Slide2
Tennis Champions are a product of a well organized planSlide3
“
Pro tour players rate their parents as playing themost significant role in their overall development.” Sports Excellence
“ As important as the coaches role is, the tennisparent’s role is tenfold more important.
”
Nick
BollettieriSlide4
Tennis Parent Communication begins with Identifying
the Tennis Parent Personality Parental Personality TraitsImpact a Junior Competitor’s:Attitude & Outlook
Happiness & Motivation
Health & Well-Being
Length Of Time In
T
his
Great
G
ameSlide5
The Jabber Jaw
SOLUTION: Provide insight via email the night before the scheduled lesson to avoid a confrontation & monopolizing the child’s valuable lesson time.Slide6
The Judger
SOLUTION: Understand brain functions and channel capacity. Slide7
The X-Athlete
SOLUTION: Acknowledge the evolution of the games training methodology..Slide8
The Rocket Scientist
SOLUTION: Accelerate the learning curve by getting into the player’s world.Slide9
The Drill Sergeant
SOLUTION: Fear based motivation seldom works in the long run. Slide10
The Negatron
SOLUTION: A negative attitude is paralyzing and contagious.Slide11
“Well intended uneducated tennis parents
often sabotage any real chance of success.” Slide12
TOP 20 TENNIS PARENT BLUNDERSAnd How To Avoid Them Slide13
BLUNDER 1:
Ignoring Your Child’s Brain & Body Type
CURE: Training within your child's genetic predisposition will maximize performance at the quickest rate. Slide14
BLUNDER 2:
Encouraging Dependency
CURE: Champions are problem solvers. Raise and nurture independent thinkers with the Auto-Pilot Game.Slide15
BLUNDER
3:Not Applying the Success Formula
Mozart
Michelangelo
,
Michael
Jackson
,
Bruno Mars,
Bobby Fisher,
The Beatles
,
Wayne
Gretzky,
Yo Yo Ma
,
Tiger Woods,
Andre Agassi
20 HOURS
PER WEEK
X 10 YEARS
10,000
HOUR RULESlide16
BLUNDER 4:
Asking your child to fix a flawed strokewhile keeping them on the tournament trail
CURE:
It
takes 4 - 6
weeks for a
new motor
program to
override
the flawed but comfortable old habit.Slide17
BLUNDER 5:
Refusing to Play Them Down, When
it May Pump Them Up!
CURE
:
Consider playing alternative tournaments to gain confidence and develop the habit of winning.Slide18
BLUNDER 6:
Thinking Perfect Strokes Are Mandatory
“Nobody has 100% perfect strokes, it’s what you do with what you’ve got that counts.”
John McEnroeSlide19
BLUNDER 7:
Undervaluing the Importance of Life Skills
CURE:
Build positive relationships with players
, families
, tournament directors, lines
men, federation
representatives and coaches.Slide20
BLUNDER 8:
Watching their Matches Versus
Charting or Videotaping their Matches
CURE:
Unforced
errors versus winners
Court
positioning
chart
Ball
placement chart
Cause
of error
chart
Serving/return
of
serve percentage
chartSlide21
BLUNDER 9:
Overlooking Organizational Goal Setting
CURE
:
Customized Evaluation Package
Weekly/Daily
P
lanners
Match
L
ogs
Daily
Focus J
ournalsSlide22
Blunder 10
Training Without a Hollywood ScriptHOLLYWOOD SCRIPT
COMPETITIVE PLAYERReceive a script
Tactical classroom session
Table
read
Develop secondary
strokes and proper pattern repetition
Dress rehearsal
Play numerous practice sets versus the particular style of opponent
Shoot the real show with lines memorized
Perform the exact strokes
and patterns in tournament playSlide23
BLUNDER 11:
Misunderstanding Choking Versus Panicking Under Stress
CURE:
Choking is over thinking under
stress…
Panicking
is shutting down and not thinking at
all…Slide24
BLUNDER 12:
Not Seeing Stumbling Blocks as Stepping Stones
CURE:
Take advantage of an injury to develop other essential
game components.Slide25
BLUNDER 13:
Ignoring the School Methodology of Education
SCHOOL
TENNIS
Math
Off Court
Language
Primary Strokes
Science
Secondary Strokes
History
Pattern/
Repetition
Economics
Sets
Health
Video Analysis
P.E.
ServingSlide26
BLUNDER 14:
Believing that Quantity of Court
Time is Quality Court Time
“Tennis
i
s
a
Game
of
Keep Away…
Not
a Game
of
Catch”Slide27
BLUNDER 15:
Neglecting the Rehearsal of Change Over Rituals & Between Point
Rituals
CURE:
M
ental and emotional breakdowns occur in between the action. The solution lies in both internal and external rituals.Slide28
BLUNDER 16:
Ignoring the Development of Secondary Game Plans
Hard
Hitting
Baseliner
Counter-Puncher
/
Retriever
Net Rusher
Finesse Player
CURE:
Develop and rehearse more than one style of play.Slide29
BLUNDER 17:
Being Outcome Oriented versus Performance Oriented
CURE:
Great things begin to happen when the parents and players focus their attention on performance goals versus the outcome of the match.Slide30
BLUNDER 18:
Being Oblivious to Periodization
CURE
:
When
to train different components as well as knowing when
to try
unfamiliar things is a key factor in periodization
training.Slide31
BLUNDER 19:
Appling Consistent Skills TrainingVersus Flexible Skills Training
Slide32
BLUNDER 20:
Encouraging “One-Set” Wonders
CURE:
Closing
out sets and
matches
is
a learned behavior
that requires consistent repetition
.
Slide33
“G
earing up for a match involves positive self hypnosis”
Slide34
MATCH DAY PREPARATION
Kids pick up every negative word, condescending tone of voice, upset facial expressions and defensive body language.Slide35
Common Parental Mistakes:Match Day Sabotage Martha Kolouski Pre-Match Routine:Wakes up tightly wound…Doesn’t like Kelly’s choice of outfit…
Upset about her chewing at breakfast…Peeved about the poor directionsAnnoyed about catching every red light…
Martha’s at the end of her rope & Kelly’s match is still 3 hours away
…Slide36
Common Parental Mistakes:
Match Day Sabotage Mark Kolouski’s Pre-Match Pep Talk:Ok Kelly…she’s ranked 98 spots ahead of us…Our ranking will skyrocket into the top 20…if you don’t blow it!
Remember, she cheats and will push- so focus! This is the most important match of the year for us… by far!
Remember, we spent $2000.00 to get you here….so don’t expect us to keep on forking over hard earned money if you lose!Slide37
Match Day Job Description of the
Tennis ParentThe Parent’s Primary Role is to De-Stress their Child..Stress Increases Muscle Contractions Stress Decreases Fluid Movement
Stress Impairs Judgment Stress Reduces Problem Solving Skills
Remind parents
that athletes performs best in a
calm relaxed mental state. Slide38
Parental Pre-Game
Job Description Equipment preparation & nutrition/hydration requirementsWarm up routines (Primary/Secondary S
trokes) and imagery Keeping the
player away from
other players
and
parents
Discuss styles of play, strengths and weaknesses instead of the opponents past successes or failures
Emphasize the importance of executing the correct shot the moment demands Slide39
Parental Match Time
Job DescriptionBenefits of Match Video Analysis: Strengths and weaknesses in stroke productionImplementation of strategies and tacticsActual causes of errors Dissecting the opponent
Movement, spacing and fitnessEmotional controlFocus control such as lapses in concentration
Between point and changeover ritualsSlide40
Parental Post Match
Job Description Assist your child in their static stretching, nutrition and hydration requirements. Wait an appropriate amount of time before discussing the match.
Begin match analysis with an over-view of their positive performance goals with an optimistic tone of voice.If not present- replace “Did You
Win?” with “Did you hit your performance
goals. Did you execute the correct shots at the right times?”
Remind your child to
complete their match
logs.Slide41
Champions are a Product of a
Well Organized Plan Slide42
Five reasons why
Educating tennis parents benefits your programSlide43
EDUCATED TENNIS Parents
can help Build and maintain your program Uneducated tennis parents will most often shift allegiance blindly from academy to academy and coach to coach.
An unsatisfied, uneducated parent can hurt your program for years to come. Slide44
2.
EDUCATED TENNIS Parents can help develop TEAM synergyAND FAMILY HARMONYUneducated Tennis Parents can sabotage and confuse your efforts.Educated Tennis
Parents will be more supportive of the coaches efforts and optimistic about the process. Slide45
3. Accountable parents
facilitate successAn Educated Tennis Parent understands their job description.Educational requirements
Nutrition and hydration Equipment preparationScheduling and travelingO
ff- court training
C
harting
and
video taping matchesSlide46
4. Involved Parents stay committed for the long haul
A parent not involved in the process is quick to blame others or pull their child out of your program after a loss or two. Slide47
5.
EDUCATED TENNIS PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT Educated families will be more willing to budget additional funds toward their child's developmental blue – print. Slide48
“educated
tennis parents are critical to the growth of your future champions… as well as to the growth of your business “
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To Team up with Frank
host your own
tennis parent workshop
(949) 933-8163