Hundreds of Tennis Europe Junior Tour players, coaches and parents last night joined a webinar organized by Tennis Europe with partner Vodar, whose pioneering app aims to provide young players and their coaches with accessible mental coaching tools.
The online session focused on ‘raising resilient athletes, for coaches and parents without a background in psychology.’ After a brief introduction from Tennis Europe Media Manager, Yannis Blackburn, the webinar floor was handed over to Vodar co-founders Karina Karagaeva and Radinela Dimitrakova.
Karina began by asking, “Why do juniors struggle with Resilience?” This subject was particularly interesting and, for context, covered four key areas:
1️⃣ Prefrontal Cortex is still under development
2️⃣ The need for external validation
3️⃣ Overprotective or overcritical environment
4️⃣ Lack of proper mental coaching
Karina went on to speak about ‘how to build a balanced environment’ after which she handed over to Radinela, who explored the different methods and routines ‘to build resilience as a system’.
Hosted on Confiva’s online meeting platform, the webinar focused solely on the speakers, reducing distractions while allowing viewers to enjoy an interactive experience as they were regularly invited to respond to live polls and join a chat window. Users could also type their queries into a Q&A section, where a plethora of questions were relayed and responded to. In all, the webinar saw:
- 275 attendees
- 71% of which were parents
- 40 minutes of presentation time
- 20 mins Q&A
- 282 total poll votes taken
The session was recorded and is available to watch below. Vodar also introduced a special 50% discounted offer for its PRO Membership, which includes:
☑️ 12 months of access to the Vodar app with practical mental coaching drills that both coaches and parents can use
☑️ 12 months of access to Vodar MindLabs — an online community offering regular workshops, tools, and resources for the mental coaching of juniors, as well as opportunities for individual consultations with the Vodar team.
With the promo code EUROPE10 you get an additional 10% off the PRO membership. You can access the offer (with the discount automatically applied) using the QR code below.
This offer is available to everyone until the end of October. The app is currently in English, with French and Spanish versions coming soon.
You can also join the Vodar Community on WhatsApp.
Tennis Europe and Vodar will be presenting more educational webinars in the near future – stay tuned. For more information on Vodar, please visit www.vodar.app