I'm SO frustrated.
I've been playing a lot of doubles in the past few months - my game has really improved - I'm playing a lot smarter, I'm keeping the ball in play more, better volleys, etc. etc. I think I'm about as good as a 3.5 doubles partner can be.
...but that's only in practice matches.
We show up at the 8.0 league matches (this sometimes happened in men's too), and i get cold, i get tight, sometimes i shake. I'm a mess at the league matches. I have some good spells - but I can't seem to get it together to win a match. I'm the team captain and I'm REALLY good at organizing and communicating - my players love me. I feel like I'm letting them down somehow.
I'm a musician - a performer for many many years every single weekend. I have zero issues with getting in front of people. Granted, I'm a 6.0 musician and a only a 3.5 tennis player, but still...should that matter?
Does anybody else have a problem once practice matches end and league matches begin?
I've been playing a lot of doubles in the past few months - my game has really improved - I'm playing a lot smarter, I'm keeping the ball in play more, better volleys, etc. etc. I think I'm about as good as a 3.5 doubles partner can be.
...but that's only in practice matches.
We show up at the 8.0 league matches (this sometimes happened in men's too), and i get cold, i get tight, sometimes i shake. I'm a mess at the league matches. I have some good spells - but I can't seem to get it together to win a match. I'm the team captain and I'm REALLY good at organizing and communicating - my players love me. I feel like I'm letting them down somehow.
I'm a musician - a performer for many many years every single weekend. I have zero issues with getting in front of people. Granted, I'm a 6.0 musician and a only a 3.5 tennis player, but still...should that matter?
Does anybody else have a problem once practice matches end and league matches begin?