Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

#51: David Sammel – Locker Room Power


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Today you are going to listen to David Sammel. David is a tennis coach, sports consultant and writer. Since 2010, David has been the Head Coach at Team-Bath MCTA and is also the author of the book Locker Room Power: Building an Athlete’s Mind. David has coached players including Liam Broady, Arvind Parmar,Barry Cowan, Wesley Moodie, Martin Lee & Andrew Richardson.

You’ll get to know:

– How to train Locker Room power

– What the difference is between confidence & belief
– How slow is smooth & smooth is fast

Timestamps

01:30 The inferiority complex
05:30 Locker Room Power
08:45 BAD Locker Room Power
11:00 Social media presence
12:00 Developmental Pathways for tennis players
14:15 When to go to college
15:15 Most common misconception trying to go pro
17:15 How to know when you are ready to turn pro
19:15 The story about Vince Spadea
24:35 The perfect set up for tennis
31:30 How Andy wasn’t ready for Jez Green
34:15 The change of training blocks
38:55 The baker
42:00 How to avoid the “Baker effect”
44:15 At all levels it is all about the mind
47:50 Same shit different level
49:55 The definition of Locker Room Power
52:20 Winning matches
55:00 Tennis is a sport of loosing
56:30 Painting the picture for the player
58:00 Find a mentor
59:00 David’s inspirations
1:01:30 Put trust in the journey
1:03:30 Pro Tennis is really starting at 300
1:07:30 The crazier the better
1:08:30 Myth: You can learn to stay in the zone
1:11:00 Myth: Being a perfectionist is good
1:13:45 Tennis has a way of giving back
1:16:00 Tennis is a vehicle to give what you have
1:18:25 Slow is smooth

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