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The Value of Tennis Rituals in Serving

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Rituals are automatic responses to a situation. In life we have rituals for getting up, driving our cars, eating and sleeping. In tennis we have rituals as well when we serve that help us to operate on an “automatic” or non-thinking level. The value of rituals in serving are many, here are 7: They remind [...]
Ken’s Schedule for the Week of Feb 13-20

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

I will be in Hilton Head Is, SC participating in the PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) National Championships. All Adult and Junior Clinics are still on the week of the 15-20th either with Rudy, Jesse or Reno. I will be attending continuing education courses and on Sunday I will be awarded the PTR International Pro of [...]
Racquet Mail: Trusting Your Strokes

Monday, January 19th, 2009

This is the first of hopefully many Racquet Mail posts. I received an email with a question about trusting your strokes, and wrote this article in response. Trusting your strokes is a skill that is obviously quite mental in nature. In my program, called Defeating the Monsters in your Mind, we take a unique look [...]