Alistair Higham is the National Manager of Coach Development for the LTA, the governing body for tennis in Great Britain. He is the author of Momentum: The Hidden Force in Tennis . Alistair is a former professional player who continues to compete successfully at the highest levels of English regional tennis. He has developed and coached dozens of top junior players, and traveled extensively on the international junior circuit, where he has had the unique opportunity to make a close study of the hidden force that dictates so much in the outcome of competitive tennis matches.
Alistair Higham
Mental Game
Why are tennis matches often so unpredictable? What makes them twist and turn in such surprising and unexpected ways? In an international junior match, Julia raced out to a 6-1, 4-2 lead, hitting winners with ease, looking calm and in...
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When momentum is totally against you it can lead to mental and physical negativity, even at the pro level. When the momentum is totally against you, it is the easiest thing in the world to believe it's just not your...
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How do you react when everything is narrowly failing? We've looked at the concept of momentum and what it means when momentum is with you, totally with you and when it's neutral. We've also looked at the worst case scenario,...
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Neutral Momentum can produce the most exciting matches. So far we've looked at the concept of Momentum, and how to react when momentum is with you, and when it is totally with you. (Click Here.) In this article, let's look...
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Turning points cause a shift in the balance of energy between players. In the last article we looked at the first stage of momentum: when momentum is totally with you. Now let's look at Stage Two, When Momentum Is With...
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Even when momentum is totally with you, are there things you should do to keep it that way? In the first article we identified the 5 Stages of Momentum. (See Part 1.) Once we start to understand momentum, we see...