Mind Matters Sports

“Mark helped me obtain the success I achieved at the Easter Bowl.”
(Alafia Ayeni, 2017 Easter Bowl B18s Champion & now top-500 ATP Tour Player)

TOUR LEVEL MENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM

Tour Level Mental Training is a division of Mind Matters Sports and is dedicated exclusively to tennis mental training. Sessions are provided by Mark J. Springett.

Mark has a strong knowledge of both the mental and strategic aspects of tennis performance. He has worked with ATP Tour players (including travel to the slams), NCAA DI players, top-30 players in both the boys and girls ITF world junior rankings (including travel to the junior slams), as well as with many highly nationally and sectionally ranked players (including travel to the Easterbowl, Hard Courts, Clay Courts and International Spring Championships (ISC)).

He has 15 years experience of working with 4-star, 5-star and blue chip juniors, including working with a winner of the B18s Easter Bowl and semi-finalist of the G18s Easter Bowl. He has also worked with a winner of the B16s Hard Court Championships and semi-finalist of the G16s Hard Court Championships, as well as with a top-25 boys junior in the ITF world junior rankings and a top-15 girls junior in the ITF world junior rankings.

He is an long-time sponsor of the Easter Bowl and the G16s-18s hard court championships, as well as a 3-year sponsor of the ISC. He is available to help you develop the necessary tools to compete at the highest level.

Tour Level Mental Training with Mark J. Springett includes, but is not limited to, helping you:

- stay focused (present/one point at a time)
- maintain good emotional control & have a good body language
- stay with your process instead of thinking about expectations & outcome
- play more freely (keep calm & stay loose)
- use routines to create consistency (pre-match/during matches & post-match)
- develop a pre-serve routine and a pre-return of serve routine
- develop an in between points routine & changeover routine
- develop a pre-match routine (to prepare you mentally & physically before you start your matches) & a post-match routine
- prepare visualization audios (to reinforce your mental keys & strategies vs. different game styles)
- build your confidence
- stay energized & connect with your motivation
- develop game plans & reflect on your matches (& training)
- set tennis goals & more!
 

Expert on Momentum in Tennis Matches

As part of his Masters in Sport Psychology, Mark made extensive research on understanding "Perceptions and Strategies of Psychological Momentum among Competing Tennis Players". He interviewed ex-ATP Tour and WTA Tour players, Satellite and Futures Tour players, and NCAA DI players, who offer strategies they use to develop and maintain positive momentum in a match and strategies to overcome negative momentum in a match. Click on the title of the study (above) to see the full Results and Discussion. 
 

Please contact Mark to discuss your full tennis MST needs and please also be sure to visit the Tennis Testimonials page. 

Reference
Deepraaz. (2017). Roger Federer Motivational Video 2017: Never Stop Improving: & Give Your Best. GoalCoast ITN [video]. Retrieved October 27, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KGefb6gvkY

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