Month: May 2019 Articles

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

It is a common courtesy to say "hello" "please" and "thank you." It is so common that it is easily forgotten. But for those who remember, it goes a long way. If you want the coach to feel appreciated for giving their time and effort, say "thank you" after each...

Japan Day 4: Simplify to tap into your confidence

Kurume, Japan May 16th with temperature registered at 30º C (86º F) and feels like 38º C (100º F) with humidity and the UV index at 9 out of 11. It's blistering hot. The wind is swirling like a sandstorm making the match more like a survival game than a tennis match....

Japan Day 3: Identifying Identity

Ready, set, go except in a tennis match, it's game, set, and match. There are 56 female competitors in the draw here in Fukuoka with 60 percent of the players from Japan and the remaining 40% from other parts of the world. Yet, only a handful of them plays with an...

Japan Day 2: Three keys to adapt quickly & successfully

Tennis as we know it is played on four types of surfaces - hard (Australian and US Open), clay (French Open), grass (Wimbledon), and carpet. I am of course generalizing the surfaces here not giving them the justice of their playing characteristics. What if I were to...