Resources Pick of the Week

Happy Monday everyone.  And welcome back.  The past six weeks have been absolutely crazy busy for parents and players with Selections, Provincials, and Nationals, and the ITF this week.  And it does not look like it is going to slow down much.  Just a word of caution here, while playing a lot of matches has its benefit however, too much of a good thing can be detrimental.  The skill level goes down because during competition the player will do whatever he/she is comfortable with to cope with stress.  Instead of playing to improve they go into survival mode.  Not only do their tennis skills go down their body will take on a huge impact with wear and tear.  So, please find a balance and don't get sucked in the whirlpool of chasing points and rankings.  

I want to share with you here of a great book and a powerful video on helping your kid to succeed.  

In Grit to Great, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval tackle a topic that is close to their hearts, one that they feel is the real secret to their own success in their careers--and in the careers of so many people they know and have met. And that is the incredible power of grit, perseverance, perspiration, determination, and sheer stick-to-it-tiveness. We are all dazzled by the notion that there are some people who get ahead, who reach the corner office because they are simply gifted, or well-connected, or both. But research shows that we far overvalue talent and intellectual ability in our culture. The fact is, so many people get ahead--even the gifted ones--because they worked incredibly hard, put in the thousands of hours of practice and extra sweat equity, and made their own luck. And Linda and Robin should know--they are two girls from the Bronx who had no special advantages or privileges and rose up through their own hard work and relentless drive to succeed to the top of their highly competitive profession.


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Carol Dweck presented and discussed her latest research around "growth mindsets."  Dweck is a Lewis and Virginia Eaton professor of psychology at Stanford University and author of “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.”
The Journey to a Growth Mindset

 Enjoy!!!