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Parents can make blunders that are real negatives in a players development.
One of the best kept secrets of the successful junior tennis champion is the role of a knowledgeable, educated primary tennis parent. Unfortunately, parents also sometimes make blunders that can be negatives in their child’s development. In this article, let’s take a look at some of those and the solutions tennis parents should pursue instead.
This article is adapted from my new book “The Tennis Parents’ Bible.” But many of the insights here and in the book are applicable to players of all ages and abilities, and I suspect everyone will recognize themselves at least in part in some or even many of these scenarios.
Underestimating the Success Formula
Here it is folks. The success formula. It is called the 10,000 hour rule. It takes 10,000 hours of hard work to reach the world class level in any field. The first blunder is either not knowing the rule, or deciding your kid is so special and talented that it doesn’t apply.
The 10,000 hour rule applies to all fields of expertise—music, sports, science–and was first recognized as far back as 1899. What does this mean for junior players?…