Tennis Talk, Mental Slumps, & Consistency - EP15 w/Alan Hua
Establishing a bar and maintaining consistency as an athlete can be very difficult especially as a young one in high school. In this episode, Brandon is joined by Alan Hua, a highly ranked tennis player from New Jersey. They talk about some of the challenges associated with being a young athlete with such a high rank as well as struggles in maintaining consistency. A great sport psychology technique, breathing in colors, is also discussed
Time Stamps:
0:24-1:20 Introduction of guest
1:21-2:12 Effect of covid on guest’s career
2:13-3:18 Time management between school and sport
3:19-4:15 Online schooling experience
4:16-5:39 A day in Alan's life
5:40-6:53 Life outside of tennis and school
6:54-9:27 The transition from middle school to high school as an athlete
9:28-10:50 Factors that influenced guest’s career in tennis
10:51-11:56 The USTA and how it works
11:57- 13:05 The benefit of international exposure
13:06-14:17 Impact of fame
14:18-15:57 Preventing complacency and maintaining consistency
15:58-17:55 Experience with sports psychology
17:56-20:28 Experiencing mental ‘slumps’ as an athlete
20:29-22:53 Pre-match routines
22:54-24:16 Breathing in colors
24:17- 27:42 Benefits of sports psychology
27:43- 29:32 Importance of sports
29:33- 32:08 Sponsorship and its influence on the athlete
32:09- 35:03Advice for young athletes
35:04-36:38 A routine that benefits athletes
36:39- 38:21 Advice for athletes during the pandemic
38:22- 40:44 Best advice received
40:45 -42:17 Future goals
42:18- 43:44 Additional comments
Description written by Verona Odhiambo.
