Staying relaxed for optimal performance on court is key... This also means keeping a relaxed mind as well. A good example to use for this is what you experience playing at the net. When playing the net you need to stay very attentive (ready to respond) but relaxed with a non thinking mind, one that is alert without being busy with thought. Staying calm might be a better way of describing it. When your mind is busy with many thoughts (or any thoughts for that matter).. you become pre-occupied with your thoughts and not with your instinctive reactions -Remember tennis is a non thinking -feeling game- Your instinctive reactions are desperately needed, especially in a volley situation- where the ball is coming at a much faster rate than if you were in the back court. Quick reactions are key here
Let me give you an example, Have you ever been in a situation where you were not paying attention and someone threw something at you and said;: "catch" .. What happened? Did you instinctively catch it? You probably did, this is because you did not have time to 'think' about it.. you just allowed your reactions to take over and you instinctively went to catch it. We need to perform like this on court, trusting instinctive reactions
to play your best tennis. This is what is referred to as 'playing in the zone'.
This 'Zone' state will allow you to speed up your reactions on court.
So, if you can think quickly under pressure, stay relaxed and keep your mind quiet... trust your instincts- This will speed up your reactions and will advance your tennis!
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