First Tournament In a Week

FEDEX1 · 02-09-2007, 12:28 PM

My first tournament is in a week. It's a usta tournament. Can anyone give some tips or anything aobut getting ready and playing?

Voltron · 02-09-2007, 12:30 PM

This is my schedule:

Week of Tournament

Meal: Healthy and lots of carbs
Practice
Match play

Day before Tournament

Practice
Match play
Meal: Carbs and Water
Sleep at least 8 hours
visualize match: winning match/playing well
Check gear: change grips, pack hats, water bottle, towel, wrist bands, etc...

Day of Tournament

Wake up 3 hours before match

Wear best shoes, shirt, wrist bands
Meal: Healthy breakfast(fruit, eggs, milk, bread)
No sugar

30 minuets before match

Drink vitamin or fruit smoothie
break sweat (run 10 minutes)
stretch
Warm up, hit balls

20 Minutes before match

Eat bananas, granola bars, grapes during match, drink fluids during match

Voltron · 02-09-2007, 12:31 PM

Hope that list helped, copyright Voltron 2007. Not to be posted without permission.

FEDEX1 · 02-09-2007, 06:38 PM

would school pizza be okay to eat for lunch everday the week before the tournament? cuse thats the only good food we have at school.

02-09-2007, 12:28 PM	#1
FEDEX1 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 384	First Tournament In a Week My first tournament is in a week. It's a usta tournament. Can anyone give some tips or anything aobut getting ready and playing? __________________ NEW ENGLAND JUNIORS 2x Wilson K Blade Tour

02-09-2007, 12:30 PM	#2
Voltron Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pffft, like I'd know Posts: 3,906	This is my schedule: Week of Tournament Meal: Healthy and lots of carbs Practice Match play Day before Tournament Practice Match play Meal: Carbs and Water Sleep at least 8 hours visualize match: winning match/playing well Check gear: change grips, pack hats, water bottle, towel, wrist bands, etc... Day of Tournament Wake up 3 hours before match Wear best shoes, shirt, wrist bands Meal: Healthy breakfast(fruit, eggs, milk, bread) No sugar 30 minuets before match Drink vitamin or fruit smoothie break sweat (run 10 minutes) stretch Warm up, hit balls 20 Minutes before match Eat bananas, granola bars, grapes during match, drink fluids during match __________________ Bread slice x 2 with peanut butter and jelly @ 5 lbs

02-09-2007, 12:31 PM	#3
Voltron Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pffft, like I'd know Posts: 3,906	Hope that list helped, copyright Voltron 2007. Not to be posted without permission. __________________ Bread slice x 2 with peanut butter and jelly @ 5 lbs

02-09-2007, 06:38 PM	#4
FEDEX1 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 384	would school pizza be okay to eat for lunch everday the week before the tournament? cuse thats the only good food we have at school. __________________ NEW ENGLAND JUNIORS 2x Wilson K Blade Tour

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