In this episode I spoke with Dr. Prickett CEO of Concierge Medicine about how crucial sleep is for all of us particularly for tennis players.  She discusses multiple studies that have been done on sleep regarding how many hours of sleep are necessary, the consistency of going to bed at the same time, practices to enhance the benefits that sleep brings you.  We go in detail about the consequences of not getting enough sleep in particular how lack of sleep will affect our rapid response and athletic performance in general.  Dr. Prickett shares a study that compares how being sleep deprived has similar effects on the body as the ones that alcohol intoxication has.  We also discuss the different sleep cycles that the body goes through and what happens during each cycle.  Naps and insomnia are also a part of our discussion.  Dr. Prickett talks about the right way to take naps and how they can hurt or helps us and what kinds of insomnia affect us and how to go about getting help when we can't sleep.
We finish the episode talking about the circadian rhythm and how we can help our boys enhance it.

Heat illnesses are unfortunately a very common occurrence on the tennis court.  They not only affect us physically, but mentally they can lower our ability to perform 100% when we decide to push through them rather than stop.  
On this episode Dr. Caitlin Prickett and I discuss the three most common heat related illnesses, dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.  We discuss the causes, the symptoms, the consequences and how to avoid all this by being proactive when we start experiencing any of the symptoms while we are playing.  

Understanding what chocking is and its close relationship with anxiety will help you handle it when it happens to you. In this video you will learn to recognize what causes chocking and how to practice mental endurance to overcome it when it starts creeping up.  #tennis #tenniscoach #tennistips #sportspsychology #chocking #tennispodcast #yonex #youronlinetenniscoach #diadora #tenis

Dr. Balkanski and I discuss the power of #breathing to maximize #performance during matchplay.  Learn breathing techniques that will calm you down in different situations on the #tenniscourt. #tennis #tennistips #tenniscoach #sportspsychology #tenis #youronlinetenniscoach #tennispodcast

Guest Dr. Prickett and I discuss the medical benefits of #sauna for tennis players, one them being adding more oxygen to your blood which will definitely make us not only perform bette, but think clearly.  She shares the story about a study performed on a top junior tennis player that provided amazing results. Here is the link to the study: 

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Adding-sauna-bathing-after-endurance-training%3A-a-Novak-Tudor/12e1fa16c6f1e2b597febbea9de1b02338eac086

#tennis #tennistips #saunafortennis #sportspsychology #tenniscoach #yonex #youronlinetenniscoach

Guest #DavidChen,  @davidchenofficialc4721   top ranked #GLTA #tennisplayer shares his experience going #viral at the #usopen2020 in the middle of covid 19 having a blast #dancing in the stands while watching his friend #SachiaVickery. 
He shares his experience with other #WTA players about the real life on the #wtatour.  He also shares his personal experience playing tennis on how to thrive on the pressure from competing. He also discusses how the consistency in his #tennisgame has taken him to a higher level mentally. We finish our episode talking about the key to making a #doubles partnership successful. 
#tennis #tennispodcast #tennistips #tenniscoach #tennisplayers #sportspsychology #yonex

Dr. Balkanski and I take a look at #fear and #anger two of the most common emotions that tennis players deal with on the tennis court.  Learn what these emotions are and how to handle both of these emotions in a healthy manner.  Also we share a few techniques to tackle both emotions rather than ignoring them which will eventually end up causing decease in our bodies.  Here is a link to Dr. Balkanski's video on the scientific explanation of #emotions.
https://youtu.be/b4eZnPI7gok

Learn the #mentalbenefits of #coldplunge for #tennis. Dr. Caitlin Prickett owner of #ConciergeMedicineofBoca helps me understand not only the amazing #health benefits of #coldtherapy but the short and long term #mental benefits of practicing #coldwatertherapy.  Understand what is happening to your body scientifically and the difference between #coldpwatertherapy and #cryotherapy.  Check out Dr. Prickett's video on #coldwaterimmersion https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs1DTkugfPt/.

Coach Mike Bennett from Fort Lauderdale has sent us 4 questions that he considers crucial for his junior students. The main subjects in these questions are how to stay focused on each point whether we just won or lost the last point. The second questions deals with finding and using between the point rituals .  The third question touches on the learning to accept each point for what it is rather than a reflection of our value as a person.  And the last question is about prematch visualization practices that we can use.

In our first episode Dr. Balkanski and Martha discuss some of the reasons why our mind can sometimes become out worst enemy on the tennis court.  We explored the effect of negative influences on our childhood from authority figures that can lead to negative self talk and low self esteem. Dr. Balkanski explained self esteem and two different kinds of self esteem. We finished with recommendations for on court and off court positive mental practices that can improve our behavior before, during and after a match.