Mindset · 4 min read · Sep 24, 2026
Playing big points: the 15-second routine
Tight at 30–40? A simple between-points routine used on tour resets your nerves.
Between points, use four steps: respond, relax, prepare, ritual.
Respond: turn away from the net and let the last point go. Relax: take one long breath out, longer than the breath in. Prepare: choose one target and one pattern. Ritual: bounce the ball the same number of times, every time.
On big points, play a high-percentage pattern you trust. Don't go for the shot of your life.
Use the routine on every point in practice so it happens automatically in matches.
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