It is the beginning of the new season at our tennis academy, which means it is time to start a new chapter.

September is always a month of new beginnings. We welcome new players to our academy as well as welcome back those annual players of ours who took their holiday breaks.

However, not only does this month mark the start of the school year and our new training season, but, crucially, it is this time of the year when we set new goals and objectives for the upcoming year.

It is a very creative time in our lives, dedicated to setting out our priorities in terms of both a short-term and long-term perspective.

Goal-setting is a fundamental skill to grasp, both in sport and life. The key idea that we wish to instil into our players’ mindsets is that the only goals that are within their control are performance goals, which can be further broken down into small, manageable process goals consisting of little tasks to be achieved on a short time scale. The improvement of performance rests on the accomplishment of these small and action-oriented process goals.

So bearing this fundamental idea in mind, we would like to wish everyone a fruitful season full of new goals, growth and daily improvement on every level!