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Mindfulness: Applications in tennis

2016; Volume: 24; Issue: 70 Linguagem: Inglês

10.52383/itfcoaching.v24i70.207

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Merlin Van de Braam, Cian Aherne,

Sports and Physical Education Research

This article gives the reader an introduction to mindfulness, a way of ‘being’ that has been shown to have significant performance effects when translated to a sporting context. Well known for its application in tennis by world number one, Novak Djokovic, this article explores how coaches and players can begin to integrate mindfulness into their everyday lives and subsequently when performing on court.