Tips for Parents: If I Win, I Pick Where We Eat… If I Lose, You Do

I was doing research on a workshop I am building for parents of athletes and came across this blog post at tennisconsult.com. Enjoy.

About Javier Palenque is a Global Businessman, MBA, untalented tennis player who loves tennis. Played in South America the Cosat ITF circuit and division 3 college player. Until I saw my kid in need to learn, did I understand how little I knew about tennis. That is when I decided to learn the game and study it and became a defacto coach. Love the game, love to teach it, but above all love to spend time with my kids and family on the court. I can be reached at jpalenque@yahoo.com or @palenquej

About TennisConsult. Advice from tennis experts was launched on March 24, 2012, and has been regularly updated all (sic) time. The blog has more than 400 posts categorized into 25 categories. We  focus on questions on the topic of the development of a strong tennis player and finding a college athletic scholarship. We are confident that many tennis players, coaches and parents can find a lot of useful and interesting information here.

Bio: Antoinette Datoc is a certified Mental Performance Coach who specializes in helping athletes, their parents and coaches cultivate growth mindsets and mental strength. She is a competitive ballroom dancer and together with her partner (who happens also to be her husband) has accumulated 17 national championship titles and represented Team USA in three world championship events.

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I’m Antoinette Datoc

I coach athletes of all ages and skill levels on how to flex their mental muscles in ways to elevate performance, both on and off the field. I also work one-on-one and in group settings with parents of athletes, coaches, and teams on developing habits aimed at cultivating a positive mindset and mental strength.