Alright, so ive been playing varsity tennis for 3 years at my school. Every match I had against another school, I would choke because of pressure. I would get so tense that my footwork was awful and my arm would get too stiff to follow through. What do you guys recommend to calm this pressure? I'm sure some of you experience this too. Every shot counts, so I get too nervous and I end up losing because I wasn't confident in my shots and I was just playing horribly. My season is coming up and I NEED to win some games, since this is my last year in high school.

just stop giving a fuck about the situation and play your game

at this point you don't have anything to lose

You need confidence.
Try to relax before your match, think of your opponent as someone you own.

This post was edited by Jarome on Mar 6 2012 04:46pm

read andre agassi's book. whenever he stopped giving a shit about missing shots he played his greatest tennis

1) get laid
2) tie a towel to the fence behind you
3) scream at the towel / talk to it about ur bad shot
4) then move on play the next point like the last didnt happen

bananas

5) dash

just try to have fun.

LOL how have u been on the team for 3 years