Dr. Robert Heller, PhD. In Counselling Psychology from Boston University and a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association faculty, will be in New Providence November 6th, 7th and 8th to conduct a high performance training camp with a group of advance junior tennis players, to improve their on and off court mental skills.
Dr. Robert Heller, PhD. In Counselling Psychology from Boston University and a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association faculty, will be in New Providence November 6th, 7th and 8th to conduct a high performance training camp with a group of advance junior tennis players, to improve their on and off court mental skills.
Dr. Heller has been invited to The Bahamas by Bradley Bain, owner of Brajaxba Tennis as apart of his High Performance Tennis Training Camps to expose The Bahamas’ best players to the best practices in the game of tennis. In October, Ivan Molina (Columbia) ITF Touring Coach for South America and Europe focused on technique and tactics with Bahamian players.
Dr. Heller is a
"Performance Enhancement Psychologist or Mental Coach". He works with athletes, performing artists and corporate/business leaders to refine their "mental skills" in order to consistently perform at their highest potential
He is the author of a DVD Mental Skills for Match Play and Mental Toughness. Dr. Heller is an avid tennis player and a USPTA professional. A special presentation for all tennis parents by Dr. Heller will be held on Saturday November 7th, at 11:30am where he will share on the significance of developing strong mental skills for competing at the highest level of the game.
Mental Toughness Training At National Tennis Centre
New Providence, Bahamas
Schedule
FRIDAY OCT. 6
4:00 PM INTRODUCTION OF COACH/PLAYERS
4:15 PM PRESENTATION: INTRO TO MENTAL SKILLS
5:15 PM WARMUP/FITNESS
5:30 PM ON-COURT RUBBERBAND TENNIS
6:15 PM WRAP-UP
SATURDAY NOV.7 MORNING SESSTION
9:00 AM CONTROLLING YOUR EMOTIONS: TACTICS AND STRATEGIES
10:30 AM WARMUP/FITNESS
10:45 AM ON-COURT- THE "SERVE" GAME
11:45 AM WARMDOWN/WRAP-UP
12:30 PM LUNCH/LECTURE (TENNIS PARENTS)
1:15PM PRESENTATION ON NUTRITION (
4:00 PM SPORTSMANSHIP
5:00 PM WARM-UP
5:15 PM ON-COURT-CHEATER'S TENNIS
6:00 PM WARMDOWN/WRAP-UP
SUNDAY NOV. 8
9:00 AM MENTAL CONDITIONING
9:45 AM WARM-UP
10:00 AM ON-COURT MENTAL DRILLS
11:00 AM TAI- CHI TENNIS
11:30 AM WARM DOWN
11:45 AM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
12:15 AM SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS
