It's 99% Mental ft Damon Valentino

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 15 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week's conversation is all about the mental side of tennis and how we can help junior players and their parents develop the necessary tools to have a successful Tennis Journey.

Damon Valentino is a mental strength coach and former D1 Tennis Player at Michigan State University. He holds a Masters in Sport & Performance Psychology and is the founderof SIDE STREET Performance Coaching.

He is globally renowned as a high performance coach, facilitator and keynote speaker working with professional tennis players and coaches, ITF juniors and parents, as well as D1 tennis players and coaches. Damon is the Director of Mental Fitness for the PTPA and head mental strength coach for Baylor University's men's tennis team. Damon is passionate about bridging the gap between high performance and wellbeing.

To reach out to Damon directly, you can email him at [e-mail]. You can also follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/damon_valentino/. Damon's website is online at https://www.sidestreetcoaching.com/.

Damon has graciously offered a 10% discount off his performance coaching services which you can redeem at https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog/6d7b2925/?productId=1965414&clearCart=true.

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CREDITS

Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE

Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone