This is such a powerful question—and you actually dropped the answer inside it: “how do I stay calm and not rush?” You stay calm by not rushing. The moment you consciously slow your breathing or take a longer pause between points, you're already changing your internal state. That’s composure in motion. It’s one of the most misunderstood mental skills—because it’s not about being passive or emotionless. It’s about staying steady inside while everything outside might be moving fast. The key is learning to drop your attention away from the score (which is just the past) and into your body. Breathe longer. Move slower. Feel deeper. These are the levers of composure—and they’re 100% in your control.

Inside the CP Portal, we train athletes to feel more, not think more. Composure isn’t about fixing thoughts—it’s about returning to sensation. You’ll learn how to process emotions without suppressing them, shift focus without forcing it, and regulate performance pressure without needing a perfect situation. Every meditation, every Match Play drill, every Blueprint week is designed to help you build interoceptive awareness—a skill that brings you back into balance in real time. When you’re balanced, you make better decisions. You’re more responsive, more fluid. This is the core of what we teach—because without composure, all the strategy in the world won’t stick.

Ever heard someone say, “I was feeling it out there”? Nobody ever says, “I was thinking it out there.” Great performance is a felt experience—and the way back to that state is simple: slow down, stay, and feel. When you get thrown off by the score or a bad call, the most powerful thing you can do is return to your breath and your body. That’s what makes you unstoppable again. If this resonates, and you want to train composure from the inside out—not just as a mindset but as a muscle—book a call with Tim. We’ll show you how to build this skill so deeply that no match, no moment, no pressure can take it from you.

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Complete Performance Tennis has worked with over 1,000 athletes globally this year in the areas of mental skills and performance. The coaches here have 60+ collective years of full-time involvement in athletics as players, trainers, mentors, and coaches. As a father and two brothers of Olympic Gold Medalist and 10x Grand Slam Champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands, the CP Team has been intimately involved with performance at the highest levels. And continue to work with WTA, ATP, ITF, D-1, and nationally-ranked juniors world-wide.  

Complete Performance was built for the real ones—the true competitors, the big dreamers, the athletes chasing more than just wins. It’s for those ready to move past frustration, unlock their power, and live in their zone—permanently. The CP Portal isn’t just a library of tools—it’s a performance ecosystem, crafted to equip players with the mindset, method, and momentum to rise. Every tool, every session, every step is designed to help athletes express their genius in real time, under real pressure. Thousands have already stepped in. The question is—are you ready to own your peak?

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