Practice difference: How top sports player practice?

April, 2015

The best way for a software developer to take a break, is to study something else; let me propose an idea for myself today, and see if I can make a good shot or not.

See how top tennis player Male/ Female structure their practice? :-) Just kidding, I can only observe a few things as a player over 300, maybe, 500 hours.

Julia likes to study tennis teaching video, she learns a lot how to make a talk 2-3 minutes on a specific topic through coaching video.


Eugenie Bouchard - Fear Less

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MVb3SR2yNA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YWdkxMQA6s

Li Na
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qewi-SB5hWU

Novak Djokovic 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuWL65vrTJU

Murray's practice and his coach -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtvQRq0FvNI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR0U7wl213I&ebc=ANyPxKpEc8T3E79_tAtkvdPDj8KjfbAmn05rGWxNHe3BI7RzXCaZB24KHMMmRjUmTdSxsAgyZ60CP967G21vbREU5Pd3eFahuw

Overhead, and then, from forehand -> anywhere, receiving, and then, serving.

Just watch the hitting partner - the helper, how he can follow the instruction, last minute, when Novak calls wide, how the helper can place the tennis ball wide for him to receive.

Julia, you pay more attention to how they are focusing on training, and other technical things. Julia likes Novak using hand language to communicate to switch courts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ausQH8y3nQY

Hitting partner told Novak hitting outside - long just one inch.

Drills - Julia's favorite drills - double alley drill
2014 USPTA Tennis Teacher's Conference in New York City
https://goo.gl/bztNNE

Julia likes to organize some activity with sports to encourage people moving/ exercise, a lot of ideas for people in office, church etc. Julia loves the teaching how to do things on the court.
https://goo.gl/KD8RHa
Great teaching - medicine ball usage, foot work, forward to the ball.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpldQqYz2RE

plan to watch:
Mental skills for your players
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8-7LA9-UOY

A few verses to memorize, every top tennis player loses, but still continues:

Genie Bouchard 2014 Montage - Good music always is welcomed! "In the Air Tonight" I want to be next version of me, not other person. What a good statement! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZJ8K5857dk

Lyrics:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/philcollins/intheairtonight.html