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							                  2012 International Tennis Symposium



     Sport Psychology for 10 and Under & Junior Tennis

                     Doug Eng, EdD, PhD, CSCS


I.Introduction to Relevant Concepts in Sport Psychology
        A. Modelling, Parenting, Team/Group Behavior
        B. Emotional and Energy Management
        C. Planning, Goal-Setting, Psychological Development
        D. Performance Enhancement Techniques

II.Parents

III. Psychological Development

IV. What to Emphasize
      Fun, Fair Play, Socializing, Skills

V. Perception of Children
       A. Positive Energy = Fun
       B. Sportsmanship = That's (not) fair
       C. Team = me and my friends
       D. Time, Planning, Goals = now
       E. Practice & Competition = let's play until...
       F. Winning/Losing = Ecstasy & Trauma

VI. Practical Training – Red Ball
       Teach fun and fairness - rules & code
       Basic attentional ball tracking skills
       Celebration (positive energy) drills
       Learning with counting, being in the present
       What helps or hurts? Emotions and pain



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       Requirements (short term goals) for orange ball

VII. Practical Training - Orange Ball
       (In addition to Red Ball)
               Modelling & copying players and tactics
               Basic court awareness, self-awareness, self-control
               Ball tracking skills
               Basic visualization skills
               Healthy competition and dealing with losing, cheating
               Developing independence
               Basic goals (in context of getting to play with yellow ball)

VIII. Practical Training - Yellow Ball
        Basic breathing/relaxation
        Visualization skills
        Attentional skills
        Rituals and between point management
        Vision
        Excellence
        Journal
        Basic Planning/Goals

IX. Summary




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