Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a fantastic weekend.
As a spin off from last week's blog "Become an Emotional Master Athlete," last week we cranked up the training intensity level to a few notches higher. For those players who came out in both sessions, they got a triple dose of the intensity challenge. The reason we kicked up the intensity level was because we wanted to see how far and how much our athletes can take before they snap mentally, emotionally, or physically.
We wanted to create close to the level of anxiety that happens at tournaments When we are fresh and cruising, we are more likely able to keep our behaviors under control but in the face of challenges and stress, it is easier to cave in and/or act out.
The training ground is where all the hard work lies. We will continue to challenge our athletes beyond their comfort zone and work with them to overcome their obstacles. We will be their safety net when they fall. It's not a question "if" they will fall. They will falter. It's how quickly can they get up and put themselves back together.
For the next several weeks starting today, we ask that all the athletes wear their heart rate monitor to tennis. If yours is not working please take care of it. A reading monitor will be set up on the court for the duration of the training.
See you tomorrow. Next blog: "Become an Emotional Master Athlete Part 2 of 2!"
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