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How can I keep my mind steady and focus on technique during a tennis match?

Tennis is a game of expectations, I don't think you can have time to focus on techniques. You focus on techniques when you practice, but not during a tennis match. Your expectations on how the ball is going to reach you determine what techniques you'll use during the match. Don't get me wrong, use a variety of techniques, but don't expect to perform them all in the match, you don't know how your opponent is going to counter attack your moves, after all, everyone plays differently, and you can't perform or use the same techniques against everyone.

Great question rffanclub very good answer i think it all about focusing on the ball and do not be angry or upset if you make an error or miss a ball because this will negativlly effect you and if there is a crowd do not look at them so much and never give up

Most tennis players are all too familiar with the difficulty of the mental half of tennis competition. The power of the mind is evident at every level, from Goran Ivanisevic or Jana Novotna at Wimbledon to an eight-year-old afraid to use any of her full strokes in her first tournament. Tennis is a gold mine for sports psychologists, and some players spend several hours each week just doing mental toughness exercises.

Here are five simple techniques you can try right away:

1. The best all-around mental repair tool is the simple phrase, "only the ball." It cures, at least temporarily, most of the big pitfalls. Whether you're upset, angry, nervous, or just distracted, repeat this phrase to block out negative thoughts and return your focus to where it belongs, the ball.

2. Probably the hardest time to concentrate is when you're getting ready to return serve. Your opponent has the ball, so your mind seems to sense that this is an opportunity for a little time off. The next thing you know, your musings about which movie to watch tonight are rudely interrupted by a chunk of rubber and fuzz coming in at 90 m.p.h. A combination of three devices can help keep your mind on the job:

* While your opponent is preparing, try to focus on something undistracting, like your strings. (Strings get readjusted a lot more than needed because of this little trick.)
* As she tosses the ball, try to watch it come out of her hand and say to yourself a long, drawn-out, "baaalll."
* As she hits the serve, say "hit," followed by "bounce," then on your return swing, "hit."

The "baaalll" device seems to work well for most players without much of a downside. The "hit, bounce, hit" phrase is also popular, but for some players it distracts

3. It's possible to become too analytical in the middle of a match, which will keep you from letting your strokes take their natural flow, but you don't want to shut down your analytical abilities, either. If you miss a shot you shouldn't have, you'll dwell on it less if you take a moment to figure out what you did wrong, then say to yourself, "Okay, I won't do that again." It's usually a good idea to repeat the stroke right away with the correct motion. You might very well make the same error the next time the stroke comes up, but just go ahead and apply the same process. Eventually you will get it right, and in the meantime, a little extra optimism won't hurt.

4. Learn versatility. If you have only one playing style, and it's not working, your lack of strategic options also creates a shortage of mental safety valves. A key factor in psychological health in general is feeling empowered to choose different courses of action. If you have a Plan B, C, and D on the tennis court, the failure of Plan A is unlikely to cause despair. Tennis players often lose because at least a part of them secretly gives up. You won't give up while you have something else to try. Learn to play every part of the court and hit every kind of shot with every kind of spin. You'll likely uncover a weakness in a seemingly invicible opponent. Variety makes the game more creative and interesting, too.

5. Look alert, energetic, confident, and happy. Looking so will actually help you be so to a significant extent, and it will keep you from giving encouragement to your opponent. If your opponent is at all prone to choking, your look of ready confidence on the verge of seeming defeat might keep just enough doubt in her mind to make her cave under the pressure of closing out the match.

I looked at this website before and it really helped me. These tips are great. I had better mental toughness on court!

For me, I just remember everything that my coach says during lessons and take that into consideration. To help me remember this, I always walk away from the court a few steps in between points and fix up my strings while going over all the techniques he taught me (bend your legs, follow through, etc.) eventually this becomes a habit and you don't lose silly points anymore by not being focused.
Hope I helped:P

GO ON A SUGAR RUSH, that's what i do anyways, eat alot sugar b4 a match because you'll burn it of anyways.

or imagine yourself on wii being one of those characters

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