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Keep calm in the tennis court is complicated, sometimes after making stupid mistakes we tend to get angry and lose concentration. From Pam Shot, high competition tennis academy in Barcelona, we explain the possible emotions which a player is exposed to during a match, and the importance of controlling them.
The control of the emotional aspect during a tennis match is important for both optimal performance and to enjoy the game. There are several terms that relate to the maintenance of emotional balance; excitement, anxiety and stress.
The excitement is a state of the organism that varies continuously from apathy to intense excitement. The importance of controlling the excitation is directly related to performance, as we seek to achieve maximum performance, a player must be physically and mentally active/excited, but we must find the right point of excitation, allowing us to remain calm in the competitive environment.
When we are too excited muscles become too rigid, our heart rate increases and we have difficulty concentrating and thinking clearly and precisely. It’s also likely to experience fear and fatigue more quickly. But when we are in an apathetic state we feel slow, uncoordinated and lacking enthusiasm.
Another problem to be controlled during the game is anxiety. It is a negative emotional state in which the excitation is cause by fear or perception of danger. It may be cognitive (worry or nervousness), somadic (degree of perceived physical activation) or a state of anxiety (temporary change in the mood and feeling of tension.
Stress is caused by an imbalance between demand and responsiveness. The demands are seen as threats, producing a negative physical and psychological reaction, and can be caused due to inadequate training, fear of failure, focus on the results rather than the performance and not be able to block outside distractions.
Players need specific techniques to handle those situations that may endanger our performance. The question is not whether we will enter a state of stress or anxiety, but what to do to stay calm when this happens. Part of being a champion means being able to deal with these emotional imbalances more effectively than the others.
Trust in your coach and a rigorous training program is essential to stay calm during matches; it will make you feel confident about yourself and what you are capable of. Besides, not only the physical training is important, but mental preparation is necessary to be very aware of what aspects of being in a competition we can control and how.
In our high competition tennis academy in Barcelona we will not only offer individualized physical training but we will mentally prepare you for the competition, helping you learn to control your emotions and responses to internal and external agents. Visit our website for details of our training programs.
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