MASTERING THE MATCH SERIES

Mastering the
Match Workbook

The hands-on companion to the five-pillar system that builds elite junior athletes.

PHYSICAL · MENTAL · RECOVERY · DATA · LIFESTYLE

✓ Instant PDF download ✓ Player & Parent Edition · 30 years of coaching
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The book gave you the system. This workbook makes it yours.

Mastering the Match introduced the five pillars that separate athletes who reach the top from those who burn out on the way: Physical, Mental, Recovery, Data, and Lifestyle. This workbook turns those pillars into something you can use every single week.

Whether you are a coach building a programme, a parent supporting your child, or a young player taking ownership of your development, this workbook gives you the structure to apply what you have learned.

THE FIVE PILLARS

Physical + Mental + Recovery + Data + Lifestyle = Performance.

Remove any element and the system collapses. This workbook keeps all five in play.

I

Physical

Track your training load, movement quality, and physical development over a full season.

II

Mental

Map the Calm You vs Tense You and practice the between-the-points reset routine.

III

Recovery

Sleep, nutrition, and restoration protocols that keep the body performing week after week.

IV

Data

The Biometric Passport template — turning coaching guesswork into data-driven decisions.

V

Lifestyle

Identity beyond the sport. The non-negotiable that protects everything else.

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INSIDE THIS WORKBOOK

This is not extra reading. This is the doing.

  • —The Biometric Passport template, ready to fill in and track over a full season.
  • —Weekly pillar assessments across all five dimensions.
  • —The Calm You vs Tense You self-mapping exercises.
  • —Between-the-points reset routine practice sheets.
  • —Match preparation and post-match review templates.
  • —Parent reflection pages designed to strengthen the relationship without overstepping.
Master the match. But more importantly, master yourself.
PAULO DA SILVA
WHO IT’S FOR

Built for the player and the parent.

Players

Taking ownership of their own development with a structured, trackable weekly system.

Parents

Who want to support without overstepping — using structured reflection pages designed for them.

Coaches

Building programmes around the five-pillar framework with a ready-made tracking tool.

THE COACH

Paulo da Silva

30 Years on Court

ELITE TENNIS COACH · ITIP SPORT MANAGEMENT

Founder of ITIP Sport Management, with three decades coaching elite junior players across Europe. Mastering the Match Workbook is the practical companion to his flagship book — the doing that follows the reading.

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Five pillars. Real progress you can see.

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QUESTIONS

Before you buy

Do I need to have read Mastering the Match first?

It helps significantly — the workbook maps directly to the book’s five-pillar framework. But the pillars are introduced briefly in each section so it can also work as a standalone tracking tool.

Is this for the player, the parent, or the coach?

All three. There are sections designed specifically for each role, and they are clearly labelled throughout the workbook.

How do I receive it?

Immediately after checkout you receive a secure download link to the PDF. It also lands in your email for future access.

Is this a physical book?

No. This is a digital PDF workbook. Instant access, no shipping, no waiting.