The Early Edge As you get ready for a match, make sure you are mentally and physically prepared. It’s an opportunity waiting to be capitalized on, so give yourself the early advantage. Usually that opportunity is ignored, wasted. But for the smart player it is there, waiting to be used. 1. Pre-Match Mental Preparation: Think about your opponent and develop your game plan before you get to the court. 2. Tools of the Trade: Your equipment can save matches for you. It can also cost you matches. I can usually tell by looking at what a club player brings in their equipment bag how serious they are
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