Well, I've received e-mails from all of my tennis captains reminding me to pay my league dues. I've started “Ladies Fall Tennis Boot Camp” and I've taken in my racquets to have them restrung. I broke out my new tennis shoes, which I was saving to keep them clean for league, and I've bought a case of balls at Costco. All of which can only mean one thing – time for fall tennis! Hooray!
After a spring season where I felt like I played mediocre tennis, at best, I've decided to turn it around this fall. So here's my new fall tennis mantra – “I'm here to have fun!” Last spring, I wasted way too much time and energy worrying about winning and losing and whether my captains were trying to find a nice way to kick me off the team. I kept track of my win/loss record and compared myself to every player on every team trying to justify why I was worth keeping. Not only was that un-fun, it was exhausting. That's why this season I've decided to relax and have a good time out on the court. Win or lose. Kicked off the team or not.
So how about you? What are you hoping for tennis-wise this fall? And do you have a great tennis mantra? Let me know what's working for you.
Happy Fall Tennis!
© Kim Selzman 2012 All Rights Reserved
I have to agree with you. I’ve written more posts about my tennis problems than triumphs lately. But it’s a journey! Best, Anne Rosales http://second-serve.com
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I’m happy to have found this site. I had a great Fall by doing the same thing. A little over a year ago, I began each month with a goal or two that I wanted to work on. At the beginning of the next month, I would carry over any goals I wanted to continue to work on and add new ones. I wrote these goals on the back page of the previous month in a monthly calendar. So, my goal page is on the left and the month is on the right. (To save money for lessons, I made my own calendar.) At the end of September, I had a whole page of goals. I sat there looking at my list and realized that I was never going to accomplish any goal until I am able to relax more on the court (I try to hard and get too stiff). So, I wrote down one goal “Relax and have fun”!!. This is the first tennis goal that I can truly say that I have accomplished.