Bigger Better Tennis - Paul Dale

Why Practice Champions Crumble in Competition  (And the 3AM Training Method That Fixes It By Paul Dale | The 3AM Method   Here's   something  most coaches need to understand: Every practice session that prioritises comfort over adaptability is, in effect, training players to fail when competition demands instant performance.   We're  approaching tournament preparation all wrong. Players  don't  need more stroke repetition in perfect conditions—they need systematic exposure to the unpredictability that defines competitive tennis.   Tennis players often struggle translating practice form into real match results. Your next tournament breakthrough  doesn't  come from perfecting technique in comfort. It comes from mastering what I call the 3AM Theory.   The Tournament Preparation Problem (You've Seen This)   Picture this: Your player dominates practice sessions with flawless strokes and confident execution. Perfect rhythm, cle...

MAKING YOURSELF IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT By Paul Dale | The 3AM Method The three words that matter Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. Everything else is noise. But most players prepare for matches the wrong way. They practice their weapons. Their power. Their serve. They prepare to dominate. Then the match starts, and they can't survive long enough to use any of it. The ancient general who understood tennis Sun Tzu never played tennis. He lived 2,500 years ago in China, advising rulers on how to win wars, where losing meant entire kingdoms would cease to exist. The book, based on his war strategies, " The Art of War ," is still a bestseller today. Not only has the plan for winning a war remained unchanged, but winning competitive sports has also remained the same. He wrote something that every tennis player needs carved into their racquet: "You cannot lose if your defence is strong. You can win if your attack is strong." Read that again. Both matter. Equally. H...