Wild Card - that's the name of the new book by Laura Siegemund and Prof. Dr. Stefan Brunner .
A guide and guide that will help you overcome challenges mentally. Both on the tennis court and in life. Because there are enough challenges everywhere. The book is a project close to the heart and a long-cherished wish of the still active tennis professional. With her experience from top tennis, her knowledge from her psychology studies and with the expertise of Prof. Dr. Stefan Brunner's wish resulted in a work of almost 300 pages that takes you through ups and downs, problems and challenges throughout a tennis match and shows you possible solutions to recognize and use your opportunities. But read our book review for yourself! And look forward to the fact that we are giving away two Wild Card copies - get involved quickly and apply by Thursday, November 17, 2022!
The book's table of contents reads like a tennis match. Chapter titles such as "We're getting used to it", "Beginning the match", "The game is picking up speed", "Overcoming the deficit" or Making the big points" suggest that the book is very reminiscent of tennis, of Laura's experiences as a tennis professional. And yes, that's true! But it's very important to the author duo that the book not just a mental book for tennis players . And that's also true, because the challenges that tennis professionals - or any ambitious tennis player - experience , can be easily transferred to everyone who works on themselves, who wants to grow and improve, whether at work or in sport.
In my opinion, the structure of the book is very cleverly chosen and is one reason why the book reads very well and fluently. The “game progress” is described in each chapter, supported by scientific studies and findings and supplemented with situations from tennis but also from other sports and events. This creates a great mix of science and (tennis) practice .
In practice: my absolute highlights of the book were the “red boxes”. Laura almost always comes into play here and tells a situation from her professional career that fits the respective chapter. For example, she explains how she gradually managed to get over her initial nervousness more quickly in the match, how she learned to come to terms with external influences using the example of the French Open 2020 (and very successfully!) or what she does when she loses concentration Match is lost. All small (and also large) mental hacks that are interesting for each of us!
“I always wanted to write a book,” says author Laura Siegemund in an interview with SWR . I won't write about Laura Siegemund as a tennis player at this point. We know too much about her magnificent victories, about her great fighting heart that she leaves on the pitch in every game. But also about the depths they have experienced, especially after serious injuries such as a torn cruciate ligament. But what many people don't know is that Laura's career was characterized by major ups and downs very early on. As a 12-year-old, she was considered the successor to Steffi Graf - THE top talent who grew up in Metzingen, Swabia. But his career was anything but linear; in fact, it kept coming to a halt. And then it quickly picked up speed again and took Laura to unimagined heights in her mid-20s. In addition to her tennis career, she completed her Bachelor of Science in psychology via distance learning and now gives lectures in the field of competitive sports and in companies.
With Prof. Dr. Stefan Brunner writes alongside Laura, an absolute expert in sports psychology. He earned his doctorate there and previously studied sports science. Today he works as a university lecturer, author, mental trainer and coach and looks after competitive athletes from a wide range of sports.
A really interesting book, good to read. I think the structure of the book is great, as it meanders through the various topics along the lines of a tennis match. As already written above, Laura's "Insights" are particularly great and interesting and offer many interesting solutions.
As with so many mental books, the crux lies in putting what is written in black and white into practice, whether on the pitch or in other challenging situations. And here too, the book doesn't really help me personally. I would really like to have a coaching lesson with Laura or Stefan in which you can begin to put the theoretical content of the book into practice. Although even an hour wouldn't be enough. The recommendations for action described in the book must be trained, just like we train forehand and backhand. Regularly and with a good mental coach at your side.
The Wild Card book is definitely a start - but success only comes after long training.
Simply fill by Thursday, November 17, 2022 (11:59 p.m.) , answer our competition question correctly and tell us why you really want to read the book Wild Card. Submit and win with a bit of luck. As simple as that!
The winner will be notified by email from November 19, 2022.
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Thanks to Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag , who provided us with the raffle copies.
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