Developing the Ultimate Player Psyche

Key Points

• As a parent, give your children a high level of acceptance and encourage them to do their best and forget about the outcome
• Let them know it’s ok to lose and that they can handle the feeling of losing and that you, as a parent, can handle the feeling of them losing
• Accept that tennis will give you a range of outcomes and feelings with no guarantees
• Pressuring players regarding outcomes can help with short term results but ultimately leads to burn out
• Working on developing an improvement mindset where you play freely without guarantees will help you develop a champion mindset