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Play With Courage
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States Courage. In Stoic philosophy, it is one of the four cardinal virtues (wisdom, temperance, and...
Enjoyment And Competition
Introduction One of the most important aspects of being competitive is the enjoyment of playing the game and competing. For truly competitive athletes, competing and battling is something they want to do and they embrace that aspect of sport. When someone asks them to...
Keep Your Expectations Low and Your Standards High
In the fall of 2020, Iga Świątek emerged from relative obscurity to capture the women’s singles title at Roland Garros. During the tournament and afterwards, Świątek talked about the importance of keeping her expectations low in matches, and simply focusing on playing...
Everything Is Practice
“I play better in practice than in competition.” -Nearly Everyone If you’re like most people, you have probably noticed that you play better in practice than you do in competition. You may have even said something like the above quote to a coach, a family member, or...
Donovan Tennis Strategies runs the DTS College Exposure Series
Donovan Tennis Strategies runs the DTS College Exposure Series, consisting of three annual Recruiting Showcases for high school sophomores and juniors. DTS Showcases are the longest-running and most successful events of their kind anywhere in the country, boasting the...
Our Biggest Mistake – Talent Selection Instead of Talent Identification
BY JOHN O'SULLIVAN Many youth sports coaches claim to be great talent identifiers, and point to the results of their 11 year all star team as proof. Yet they are not talent identifiers. They are talent selectors. The difference could not be more striking, or more...
You don’t want a Child Prodigy
New York times article "You don't want a Child Prodigy" by David Esptein, author of The Sports Gene and Range One Thursday in January, I hit “send” on the last round of edits for a new book about how society undervalues generalists — people who cultivate broad...
The Price of Youth Sports on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and HBO
Spending on youth sports this year will top 17 billion dollars, with some families spending $10,000 a year per kid or more. But there is a problem. The price of playing sports has gotten so high that millions of kids can’t keep up. ...
Fueling Your Body for Success with Julie Nicoletti
Listen to the Podcast! Julie Nicoletti, Certified Sports Nutritionist and part of the Crosscourt Consulting Performance Team, joins Lisa Stone from Parenting Aces for a detailed discussion about hydration and nutrition for junior tennis players. Julie provides...
Jeff Bearup Inducted in to the New England Hall Of Fame
Our own Jeff Bearup is one of the 2019 inductees to the New England Hall Of Fame! The USTA New England Hall of Fame exists to recognize and honor New England tennis players and non-players whose achievements or volunteer contributions in tennis-related activities have...
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