How to be more consistent and stop making easy mistakes
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Are you tired of missing in your matches? Noticing that you are making too many easy mistakes is a great first step, but it may not be...
meikebabel8
- Jan 5, 2023
- 2 min
Three tips to improve accuracy and consistency for your tennis serve toss
Are you struggling to keep your serve toss consistent? These three tips will help you improve your technique and consistency. 1. Point...
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meikebabel8
- Oct 21, 2021
- 8 min
What you can learn from Leylah Fernandez' Mental Toughness
Leylah Fernandez continues to make a huge impact on the WTA tour. She just had another two really good wins in Indian Wells, including a...
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meikebabel8
- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
The 3 Most Important Mental Skills for Tennis Players
Think back to your last really close match. What were some of the things you experienced mentally and physically? If you’re like any...
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meikebabel8
- Jul 5, 2020
- 5 min
Match prep starts 48 hours before the match!
The best preparation for a match starts 48 hours before the match When I was playing on tour I gained a lot of confidence from knowing...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 5 min
Female athletes and food – a sometimes strained relationship
For a lot of female athletes, their relationship with food is a strained one in the best of times. I can’t give you an exact percentage...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Even the Greats sometimes rely on hope
I can remember a number of close matches where I either failed to close out a set or just scraped by with luck on my side because I made...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
Holding yourself accountable and (FINALLY!) doing it!
You need to take one more important step before the rubber meets the road. You need to establish accountability. Again, let me share an...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Ready for Action
Now that you know exactly what you want to do it’s time to get ready for action. It sounds very dramatic but let me remind you that our...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Goal Setting
Now that we’ve hopefully highlighted the importance of the desired behavior and increased our confidence it’s time to set goals. Yes, you...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Believe in yourself
Moving on to building confidence that your desired change will be successful. I’ll give you an example from my own life. Over 15 years I...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Highlighting the importance of the desired behavior
By now you have recognized that a successful change process is much more complicated and entails more work than just posting your New...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
Long lasting behavior change
If you’re anything like me you’ve probably broken about 15 New Year’s Resolutions in your life so far (mine were mostly tied around not...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
The fear of failing
Obviously, it’s never fun to fail, which in tennis means missing a shot, losing a game, set or even the whole match. The biggest...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Tips for playing in cold weather
Welcome to Winter Tennis! Whether you play outdoors in 40 degrees when it’s sunny in Colorado or indoors in an unheated bubble, your...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
The Most Radical Mental Skill: Kindness Towards Yourself
I know, I know…many roll their eyes when they hear the word self-kindness or self-compassion in the context of sports. After all, when...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
What Martina Navrtilova Taught Me About Breathing
People often ask me who my favorite player of all time. Hands down, Martina Navratilova! I will never forget my first time meeting her. I...
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meikebabel8
- Jun 6, 2020
- 4 min
Why Winning Young Doesn’t Matter
“But we’re investing so much money, we really need to see a return on our investment!” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the...
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