How to Control My Temper in Tennis?
I always lose my temper while playing tennis. It’s only happening when I lose, obviously, I like break down and hurt myself because I know I can do much better, but I just didn’t so…I just get so frustrated with myself.
Whenever I lose 1 game in tennis, it just gets in my head that I will lose the whole match because lost just 1 game. I can’t stop myself from thinking that.
I get completely down on myself with losing a point and often hit my racket on the ground. I feel so stupid and I need to stop, but it really is hard. I KNOW I can win in almost every match I play but when I lose like 2 games in a row it just adds up and then I tumble.
Please give me information on how I can quit being so angry with myself after I lose points and matches of tennis. I need to calm down but it’s hard when you are ticked off at yourself.
Thanks
July 15th, 2010 at 10:36 am
haah i used to have this problem… mostly what it is, is the other player getting into your head. Tennis is 30% physical and 70% mental, as many people say. All you need to do is keep your cool and dont let the other player get into your head. Here are a few pointers to help you achieve your goal.
1. Listen to some relaxing music before a match.
2. Take deep breathes when you feel you are getting mad.
3. ALWAYS think positive (this one really helped me)
Just relax, its just a tennis match. Unless you play professionally, it is not the end of the world if you lose a match. The game was made to enjoy, not to become stressed by. Hopes this helps
http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Want-To-Know-What-Type-Dog-Collar-Supplies-Are-Available?&id=693777
Report this comment
July 24th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Who knows a guy beat me to death every tiime. He wasn’t very good but all he did was throw up little stupid lobs . I put it in the net every time. I got wise to it and when he threw up another lob I gave him a lollypop back He began doing what i was. So i guess the trick that can be beaten is to do something that is functional. I am not a coach but it may be somethging simple like that. When you get agitated you lose a lot of control. remian objective is what I am saying
Will
http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Want-To-Know-What-Type-Dog-Collar-Supplies-Are-Available?&id=693777
Report this comment
August 5th, 2010 at 12:36 am
yo im da bomb by the way and the answer to your questoin is to slap your thigh if you do something wrong and concentrate onto something else and mayb count 2 ten or twelve or sumtrhing and that might help
PS i only just made an account because i saw ur question and decided to make an account!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
August 18th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Win, lose or draw, tennis is NOT your problem. It’s simple,
repeat after me, “I’m NOT special, I’m NOT the best. All I can
do is try my best and hope for a good result.” And take a few
lessons from your local pro.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
September 5th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Just remember that you know youre better.
Think positive about yourself and the game.
Its just a game, youll get another chance.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
September 5th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Just remember that you know youre better.
Think positive about yourself and the game.
Its just a game, youll get another chance.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
September 5th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Just remember that you know youre better.
Think positive about yourself and the game.
Its just a game, youll get another chance.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
September 27th, 2010 at 5:37 am
Mental fortitude is what separates the best from the rest. Having control over your own mind shows great strength.
You must ask yourself what do you feel when you are throwing a tantrum? More often than not what you are feeling is pressure. Pressure from fear. Perhaps fear of losing badly or fear of not playing to your potential. Whatever your reasons it can usually be broken down to one thing and that is fear.
My advice would be to make a pact with yourself that you will always give your all win or lose. That winning is not as important as trying your best.
Someone once told me that the reason he loses it is to show that he is still tough, to intimidate, almost like a wounded bear standing on his hind legs. The reality is that you are telling everyone watching that you are weak and can’t control your own emotions. Lack of control is a sure sign of weakness. So remember that next time you get ready to lose it and know that there is no greater strength than self control.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
September 27th, 2010 at 5:37 am
Mental fortitude is what separates the best from the rest. Having control over your own mind shows great strength.
You must ask yourself what do you feel when you are throwing a tantrum? More often than not what you are feeling is pressure. Pressure from fear. Perhaps fear of losing badly or fear of not playing to your potential. Whatever your reasons it can usually be broken down to one thing and that is fear.
My advice would be to make a pact with yourself that you will always give your all win or lose. That winning is not as important as trying your best.
Someone once told me that the reason he loses it is to show that he is still tough, to intimidate, almost like a wounded bear standing on his hind legs. The reality is that you are telling everyone watching that you are weak and can’t control your own emotions. Lack of control is a sure sign of weakness. So remember that next time you get ready to lose it and know that there is no greater strength than self control.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
October 19th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Just remember that not every bad shot means you did bad. In tennis, EVERYONE (even the pros) has to face this fact: you will make mistakes. You will plant your foot on the wrong side, you will miss lobs, you will hit your dropshots wrong, you will make an error when your opponent gives you an easy shot, you will make double faults… you will make errors. But these are not always your fault. These are just accidents. They HAVE to happen. Pros make so much unforced errors in tournaments. It really happens. They’re just accidents. So what do you do? Just tell yourself “okay, accident happened, oh well”. Sure you lost a point, but just go on to the next point. Andre Agassi said “The most important point is the next point”. This means that just forget the previous point, and go on to the next point. If you make a double fault, just say to yourself “Okay, that was a double fault… oh well next point”.
Next, you should never label a shot as “good” or “bad”. If your ball goes out, of course that’s bad, but then don’t tell yourself “bad shot! shoot!”. Why not? Well example, you hit a backhand and it goes out. So you say “crap…” after a few points it happens again. You say “No! Bad shot!”. After that, it happens again. You tell yourself “Today is a bad day for tennis. I should’ve stayed home”. It happens again. You say “I have a lousy backhand. It just sucks”. It happens again. You say “I’m the worst tennis player in the world”. You get mad and your game just gets worse and worse. So what should you do? Just say “it went out”, or don’t say anything at all. If after that it happens, just say “it went out”. It happens again. “It went out”. So then after that, you will focus on getting the ball in instead of magically making your game better or not “stupid”. Look at an umpire. When someone makes an incredible shot, he just stays still. When someone makes a bad shot, he just makes the call. He just observes what happens. Be like that.
Next, don’t think about how you should hit the ball. Your body knows how to hit the ball. Just let your body do the talking. Let your body hit the ball and do the good stuff that’s always been in your body. What some people do is they tend to think about how to hit the ball. Let’s say your ball went out because you suddenly just used your wrist too much. It was just an accident. But then you still think it was your fault. So then, you tell yourself “Okay, don’t use your wrist too much. Keep it still. Use the arm” So you keep thinking about that. The ball comes at you, you focus so much on using the arm. Your muscles stiffen up, you feel extra pressure, your body is not the same anymore, boom error again. You focus on it more, and your muscles stiffen up more, and you don’t hit fluidly anymore. Your rhythm is not right anymore. What happened was that your brain bothered and disturbed and interfered with the greatness and skill of your body. Your body can do it, so don’t make your judgmental mind get in the way. The word is judgmental. So if you make a mistake, just make the observation “I used my wrist too much. I shouldn’t do that” then don’t focus or don’t TRY to do it. You know what to do, your body knows how to do it, so let your body do it. Don’t let the brain interfere.
Last of all, if you see that you’re making so much errors or your current game style/strategy just isn’t working, then simply change strategy. If you see that your big killing forehand is going out too much, well maybe it just won’t work for that day, so sure you don’t have your big forehand, but then that doesn’t mean you can’t win. Maybe you can’t win with your big forehand, but can your opponent still beat you? Just change strategy. Maybe you could try rushing to the net and volleying instead, or just playing the consistent game. Just see what works.
Just try these out
It won’t happen overnight. It takes practice. Remember, when you hit a bad shot, just move on to the next shot. God bless 
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
November 6th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Tennis is a game of fun. Play it and enjoy it.
Are you as good as Federer? If you know who I am talking about. As good as he is, he still loose matches one time or another. As dominant as he is, he still loose matches and loosing a couple of games that’s totally fine.
No one can keep winning forever, win or loose is part of the game. You are good, there always a better one.
I just hate to see those go out on tennis court and throw their racket around when they missed a shot. Obviously that is not the racket faults, it’s your mind, your body, your hands fault. When you are missing a shot you call it easy shot, that mean your level is not good enough or not consistent enough to play that point.
So my advise for you is, when missing a shot that’s ok, stay calm, admit that’s your weakness, learn from the mistake and move on.
If you really want to find something to blame on is to beat your self with a racket, don’t abuse the racket. This is my most non-preferral method.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
November 22nd, 2010 at 8:37 am
People might say, hey forget about that last point, its history. Yes and no. You need to remember that last point, that last game, because it showed you what that other guy can do, you use what you just saw against him. Every player has a weakness. you get more out of the point sometimes if you end up losing it. after you lose a game, pause take that 90 seconds to analyze what just happened, don’t be too hard on yourself even though its good to kinda yell at yourself only if it helps to push you along. The first thing to go in this kinda situation is your serve. If your on serve, slow everything down, take your time, think, in fact almost meditate, slow your heart rate down and put it in the back of your mind so you can reference it later. Also, you waste your investment in yourself, your racket and your match if you start hurting yourself and breaking your racket. This does nothing to your opponent except fuel him. Transfer any anger you might still have to beating him and what not.
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment
December 5th, 2010 at 5:41 am
me 2
My sauce is me ya’ll
Report this comment