Open AccessMindfulness: Applications in tennis
Author(s) -
Merlin Van de Braam,
Cian Aherne
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
itf coaching and sport science review/coaching and sport science review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1812-2310
pISSN - 1812-2302
DOI - 10.52383/itfcoaching.v24i70.207
Subject(s) - mindfulness , context (archaeology) , everyday life , psychology , aesthetics , applied psychology , psychotherapist , art , epistemology , history , philosophy , archaeology
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.