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8 Plan I plan to study videos of professional tennis Strength:
9 Models
players and to pay greater attention when
I watch tennis on TV. Bobby said that his Improvement:

coach also recommends watching even Insight:
amateur-level players and matches, because

in assessing their performance, actions,

and strategy, you can strengthen your own

mental game and decision-making.

Study videos of pros; videotape myself and Strength:

review with a tennis teacher; use games that Improvement:

will help me keep my eye on the ball.

Insight:

10 Thinking How do I keep score? What are the most Strength:
Critically
important things to remember about getting
in the correct position to hit a forehand and Improvement:

backhand shot? How can I best monitor and Insight:
maximize my physical condition in order to

play well? How can I include my son and

other family members in my new hobby?

11 Transfer/ Learning to play tennis will potentially Strength:
Application
help me understand other sports such as
racquetball, squash...maybe even table Improvement:

tennis. I’ll also learn more about keeping Insight:
physically fit.

12 Problem My son has recommended a book, Tennis for Strength:
Solving
Beginners but all the pictures and instructions
are for right-handed players...and I’m a leftie! Improvement:

I know the book will be helpful, but I’ve got Insight:
to figure out how to adapt the information

so that it’s most useful for me. Maybe I can

view the pictures reflected in a mirror...

13 Self- I plan to regularly self-assess my performance Strength:
assessment
and improvement. I’ve developed a couple
of questions that will allow me to gauge Improvement:

and assess my performance, at least at the Insight:
beginning:

Can I understand enough of what is going

on in a televised tennis match to discuss

aspects of the math and player actions with

Bobby? Also, can I play a game, enjoy myself,

and keep an accurate score?

14 Research Now that I’ve used a racket, I have a much Strength:

better appreciation of how an alternative
design could have an impact on different Improvement:

aspects of my game. I plan to do a bit of Insight:
research regarding different racket options

and costs.

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