Anticipation
Definition
Anticipation is the ability to predict or anticipate your opponents’ next move giving you an advantage or ‘more time’ to execute your next movement.
Impact on Performance
Why do elite athletes, especially games players, appear to have more time on the ball? Having good anticipation or the ability to ‘read the game’ allows you to be more effective when in possession or affords you more time to return a shot. It also saves your energy, takes your opponent by surprise and will lead them to get frustrated affording you more time.
Having poor anticipation will result in you being unsure as to where your opponent will play their next shot in tennis, unable to predict your opponents next move in team games which will make it more challenging for you to mark that player.
Mental factors
Anticipation
