Tennis has been around for a long time and has a storied history to go along with it. The terminology is the strangest thing about tennis’s history – apart from those hairstyles of the 70s and 80s. But instead of JUST telling you the strangest tennis terms in history, we’re going to have you play …
Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Practice makes remembered. If you learn how to do something incorrectly, that mistake will be engrained. In tennis, it’s imperative to learn the right way. The best way to do this is to practice with purpose. Sure, just swinging away at some balls for hours on end will have some benefit. But …
The second serve is unlike any other shot in tennis. If the person serving misses this shot, they give away a point for free. Their opponent literally had to do nothing. Hitting a second serve is nerve-wracking. Facing a second serve is very different. We want to take every advantage we can on the second …
No matter how good you are, you’re still going to rack up losses. Everyone that plays tennis loses. In fact – some of the biggest losers in history are some of the best. Reggie Jackson, MLB Hall of Famer appropriately nicknamed Mr. October, has the most career strikeouts in history. Martin Brodeur, the winningest …
You don’t have to be a tennis pro or a rising star to develop your own pre-match ritual. The proper routine can be a massive benefit to any player that’s even halfway serious about tennis. Let’s look at what the right pregame ritual can do for you. Mental No matter where we are, slipping into …
Kalindi DinofferKalindi Dinoffer is trained in multiple aspects of mindfulness in life and in sports, sharing on her blog MindfulKalindi.com. She is also certified to teach yoga, fitness, reiki, and MFR. Kalindi also serves as VP marketing at OnCourtOffCourt.com, a leading supplier of tennis, pickleball, fitness and yoga training aids and equipment and has been …
