Mindset College An online life-skills course with a competitive edge to help declutter your mind Sport brings mental as well as physical challenges. Mindset College, created by the highly successful and respected coach David Sammel, guides athletes and coaches through a programme that develops the mental skills that are necessary to succeed in any sport at any level. David has had 30 years’ experience as a tennis coach and has transformed the mindset of dozens of athletes in a number of different sports. Many have gone on to represent their countries in major competitions, including the Olympics. Mindset College provides a step-by-step guide to how to improve your mental skills. A strong and healthymindset can be developed daily in just the same way as any athlete practises his or her practical skills. Mindset College does this by settingout simple solutions and creatinggreat habits. The beauty of the course is that it opens up opportunities for constructive and interesting conversations that inspire athletes and their all-important support teams to become mentally strong and robust. Mindset College online delivers a top-class mental skills programme at an affordable price by providing answers to real issues faced by athletes and coaches, using tried and tested tools that David has deployed while coaching elite performers. Instead of the usual price of £569, the programme is available to tennishead readers for £349. www.mindsetcollege.co.uk
A question of time Andy Murray must be wondering whether he simply needs to stay patient as he tries to rediscover his old consistency
“The cost of engaging with David is drastically lower than the cost of going it alone, wasting time, effort and money when he can shortcut the entire process for you…”
While Nadal and Roger Federer have sometimes defied the odds by returning very quickly to their highest levels, they are absolute exceptions. Formost players, returning to such a high level after injury is a huge challenge. Look at AndyMurray, who clearly knows what he is capable of doing and performs at that level some of the time but has struggled to find the consistency he had before. Hemust bewondering whether he simply needsmore time. He is not as quick as hewas, but some great players have been able to change theway they play in order to compensate for any loss of speed. Nadal has done this amazinglywell. He has found a way to come back from long-term injuries that has allowed him to be competitive at a very high level very quickly on a number of occasions. Just as Roger Federer did in 2017, Nadal changed his game style to compensate for any loss inmovement.This requires enormous bravery, because you are altering a formula that had previously been so successful. Nadal began playing up the court muchmore and shortening the points. Although attackingwas natural to Federer,
What they say about Mindset College
“My son, Liam, a 15-year-old high performance soccer player, recently completed the Mindset College course. Dave’s advice throughout the course has put him on a new path that is more purposeful and deliberate and has removed much of the pressure from his young shoulders that he was feeling before completing the course” DAVID MULLINS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION AND A FORMER NCAA DIVISION I HEAD TENNIS COACH “I already feel my mental toughness growing and my ability to endure as well. I made final this week and lost a three-hour match. I had a lot of fun competing and I came through a match I never would have before working with you. I’m going to work on a couple more Mindset College modules. I can’t really believe how good this stuff is to be honest” MATT SUMMERS (TENNIS PLAYER, UNIV OF DENVER, SENIOR)
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