The Inner Game

Al Roderigues handed me the book: “The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance,” by Timothy Gallwey. “I don't play tennis, Al,” I responded, confused. “It's not about tennis,” he explained. “It's about attitude. About changing it, becoming master of it.” via David Ellison: The game of self-control [...]

Gallwey then applied these principles to the corporate world in The Inner Game of Work, his precept being that there is always an inner game being played in your mind – no matter what outer game you are playing.

When we coach jumps and drops we always work on two things – the “outer game” and the “inner game”.

W. Timothy Gallwey offers insight into the non-judgmental process of improving skill level.

That changed in 1974, the year Gallwey published The Inner Game of Tennis. He shifted the focus from what was happening on the outside, to what was happening in the mind of the tennis player.

His emphasis on fun comes mainly from his DNA but also from his reading, specifically W. Timothy Gallwey’s The Inner Game of Tennis, a 122-page book with a cult-like following.

Success Unlimited Network (SUN) offer a course in coach training & certification that is based on Tim Gallwey’s approach to coaching.

I borrowed a method that I got from Tim Gallwey’s golf book that I read long ago, called “welcoming the yips”.

Learning takes place within the student. The student makes the choice that ultimately control whether learning takes place or not.

Tennis Coach Timothy Gallwey has argued for years that you will do better at learning even a sport such as tennis if you become conscious of how your mind naturally learns.