Welcome to the Raising The Champion Blog!
MAKE THINGS HARDER FOR YOUR OPPONENTS
What’s crazy is if you talk to yourself negatively, you’re really competing against yourself, kind of like swimming against an ocean current. And you’re making things easier for your opponent! WOW, you didn’t think of it that way, did you? A truly competitive athlete...
EXPECTATIONS KEEP US FROM ENJOYING THE BIG MOMENTS
Remember the days our kids were really young, like just after they were first born! They were so precious, right? They just laid there, not being able to do hardly anything except sleep, cry, eat, and poop! Basically helpless, we never expected anything of them. In fact...
THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY
A Parent came up to me the other day and asked me, “How much more does my son have to do to improve his tennis game?” I responded, “what are you being told to do?” She said, “They just tell me to stay patient and keep doing more of the same… and we even added a private lesson each week...
ACCORDING TO SCIENCE, THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN
I have always had a fascination in what science says about learning! I will apply and test these things out in real life and determine what’s applicable with what’s important to me!
What does science say is the best way to learn and remember new things...
A KEY PIECE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PUZZLE
Our company, Complete Performance, specializes in high performance tennis development for aspiring athletes at all levels. To ensure that we can properly place a player into one of CP’s online tennis academy programs, there is a screening process...
THE POWER OF MENTAL TRAINING
As a boy growing up in the Midwest, in Wisconsin, I played the typical school seasonal sports! Track in the spring, baseball and tennis in the summer, football in the fall, and basketball in the winter! In the winter, I had access to this small old gym, where I would practice shooting...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER
Character is one of the most important things to develop in a young athlete. Sports can be that catalyst in providing an environment for your child to gain critical life skills that develop their character. You know it’s interesting, I travel all over the country going to national tournaments...
THE SILENT CHILD
I have a passion to take performance and development to new heights, working very closely with select players/parents and their families as a development coordinator. I consult them on numerous issues like mental training, tournament strategies...
WHERE ARE ALL THE CHAMPIONS?
I can remember the early days of Bethanie’s training. When that alarm would ring… jeez, I hated that alarm noise! On top of that, we were in the middle of winter and it was still dark outside. I don’t know about you..
FIND THE REAL EXPERTS. GET THE REAL ANSWERS.
I had the pleasure of observing a young player, who is enrolled in our online development tennis academy, perform in a tournament match. It was nice to see her enjoying herself playing the game of tennis...
FOLLOW YOUR HEART!
When deciding on a college and/or a pro-pathway, follow your heart.
It was a big tournament and Bethanie had just given consistent Complete Performances and had some great results against some very worthy opponents...
TIME FOR A GOOD HOUSE CLEANING
Back in the day, one of our teenagers (who will remain nameless) would very rarely EVER clean up her bedroom! It didn’t matter how much we got on her or how much we explained the benefits...
INTENTIONALITY IS KEY
How would YOU define a “Champion”? Well, here is Learner's definition of what a CHAMPION is
1: Someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especially in sports...
HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN, CHAMPIONS ARE RAISED!
Do you remember what it was like on the day that each of your children were born? I can still remember the day that each of my four children (my two girls and two boys) came into the world...
MAKE THINGS HARDER FOR YOUR OPPONENTS
What’s crazy is if you talk to yourself negatively, you’re really competing against yourself, kind of like swimming against an ocean current. And you’re making things easier for your opponent! WOW, you didn’t think of it that way, did you? A truly competitive athlete...
EXPECTATIONS KEEP US FROM ENJOYING THE BIG MOMENTS
Remember the days our kids were really young, like just after they were first born! They were so precious, right? They just laid there, not being able to do hardly anything except sleep, cry, eat, and poop! Basically helpless, we never expected anything of them. In fact...
BRINGING YOUR BEST MATCH TO THE COURT
It was 18’s Clay-court Nationals and Eric was in a tight match. His opponent was the #1 seed and one of the top junior players in the United States. Eric, a 17-year-old from Texas, was unseeded and his ranking was well outside the top 100. It was a hard-fought battle, with the score close the entire...
ACCORDING TO SCIENCE, THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN
I have always had a fascination in what science says about learning! I will apply and test these things out in real life and determine what’s applicable with what’s important to me!
What does science say is the best way to learn and remember new things...
A KEY PIECE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PUZZLE
Our company, Complete Performance, specializes in high performance tennis development for aspiring athletes at all levels. To ensure that we can properly place a player into one of CP’s online tennis academy programs, there is a screening process...
THE POWER OF MENTAL TRAINING
As a boy growing up in the Midwest, in Wisconsin, I played the typical school seasonal sports! Track in the spring, baseball and tennis in the summer, football in the fall, and basketball in the winter! In the winter, I had access to this small old gym, where I would practice shooting...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER
Character is one of the most important things to develop in a young athlete. Sports can be that catalyst in providing an environment for your child to gain critical life skills that develop their character. You know it’s interesting, I travel all over the country going to national tournaments...
THE SILENT CHILD
I have a passion to take performance and development to new heights, working very closely with select players/parents and their families as a development coordinator. I consult them on numerous issues like mental training, tournament strategies...
WHERE ARE ALL THE CHAMPIONS?
I can remember the early days of Bethanie’s training. When that alarm would ring… jeez, I hated that alarm noise! On top of that, we were in the middle of winter and it was still dark outside. I don’t know about you..
FIND THE REAL EXPERTS. GET THE REAL ANSWERS.
I had the pleasure of observing a young player, who is enrolled in our online development tennis academy, perform in a tournament match. It was nice to see her enjoying herself playing the game of tennis...
FOLLOW YOUR HEART!
When deciding on a college and/or a pro-pathway, follow your heart.
It was a big tournament and Bethanie had just given consistent Complete Performances and had some great results against some very worthy opponents...
TIME FOR A GOOD HOUSE CLEANING
Back in the day, one of our teenagers (who will remain nameless) would very rarely EVER clean up her bedroom! It didn’t matter how much we got on her or how much we explained the benefits...
INTENTIONALITY IS KEY
How would YOU define a “Champion”? Well, here is Learner's definition of what a CHAMPION is
1: Someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especially in sports...
HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN, CHAMPIONS ARE RAISED!
Do you remember what it was like on the day that each of your children were born? I can still remember the day that each of my four children (my two girls and two boys) came into the world...
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