Exceptional Daily Performance
The 9 F's for Developing MIT Academy High Performance Athletes striving for exceptional daily performance and exponential improvement.
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These are our 9 "letter F" expectation words for academy and high performance athletic development of a successful tennis player that we are going to be coaching. The goal is to become a high level competitor that has visions of collegiate tennis and/ or professional tennis.
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Foundation- having a solid technical and strategic foundation for you to have your game based around
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Focus- staying present, reset your mind/body after each ball in practice and after each point in competition
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Footwork- moving - balanced, organized with what your feet and body need to do before hitting every ball - getting the right contact point while moving. Planning ahead.
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Feel- feeling the ball on your strings, getting enough spin, extension through hitting zone, height, contact point on the ball, the ball rises over the net and falls inside the lines
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Fun- enjoying yourself out on the courts, not taking yourself to seriously, being able to smile, be grateful, and appreciate joy & beauty of sport, exercise, health & competition
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Fight/Fortitude- always working for every ball, being resilient on the court & committed to maximizing your potential on every point to succeed in practice and matches. Never giving up during practice or com
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Fitness- Physical and Mental Fitness- being physically & mentally fit as possible, & strong to last through entire practice or entire match- strong mind, strong body, strong character
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Flexibility- body and mind is flexible and athletic & able to stretch, learn, grow, improve, & anticipate, prepare, move for every ball on the court with ease , grace and flow
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Friendship- creating friendships out on the court and off the court too- sharing your positive experience & energy with players, parents coaches every day out on the courts