Play Your Matches the Way You Practice

For women who play well in practice and want to bring that same game to their matches. Built by a coach who has seen pressure at every level — and learned to work with it, not against it.

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Matches don’t fall apart all at once.

They fall apart between points—after the double fault or the missed volley. You replay the mistake, rush the next serve, and tighten instead of trusting. You don’t need more intensity. You need structure.

Calm is trainable.

Stop the mental spiral after a bad point — before it costs you the game. A simple physical move that tells your brain: that point is over, we're moving on.

Reset in 10 seconds — not 10 minutes. A consistent between-point routine that lowers your heart rate and gets you ready for the next ball.

Step into every point clean — no matter what just happened. One simple focus cue so your mind has somewhere useful to go instead of replaying the last point.

Linda I. - Tennis, League player, Toronto

Before working with Gary, I used to really struggle in competition. Gary helped me understand what was going on in my head and showed me how my psychological state was preventing me from playing my best tennis. He helped me to develop some good habits and routines that keep me calm and focused. I now have more emotional control and I can bounce back from bad points way more easily. It's been a game changer for sure.

Michelle Carter

Gary’s between-point structure completely changed how I handle pressure. I used to rush serves after errors and overthink every rally. Now I reset, refocus, and trust my game. I’m winning more matches — and actually enjoying competition again.

Players who complete The Calm Competitor consistently report the same shift: they stop losing points, between points. Not because they're hitting better — because they've stopped fighting themselves. — Gary Ingram, Present Play

Calm Competitor

Play Your Matches the Way You Practice.

This 4-week system gives you the exact mechanical routines used by competitive athletes to stay steady when the score gets tight. Built from 40 years of watching what actually separates players who hold it together from players who don't — at every level from club leagues in Toronto to ITF and WTA players in Hilton Head.

Master the 10-Second Reset to clear your head between points.
Build an Error-Recovery Routine so one mistake doesn't become three.
Develop "Calm Confidence" for tie-breaks and high-pressure moments.

Everything you need to compete with clarity.

Price: $147

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Meet Your Coach

I've spent 40 years inside competitive racquet sports — from coaching ITF juniors and WTA professionals at the Van der Meer Tennis Center in Hilton Head, to running club programs across Toronto and Atlanta, to competing myself on the professional satellite circuit in the early 90s. I have a degree in psychology. I've run sport psychology sessions for elite players. I understand what separates players who hold it together from players who don't — at every level. I still remember sitting in my car after matches I should have won, hands on the steering wheel, replaying that one missed return. That gap — between knowing the theory and actually applying it when your heart is racing at 5–5 — is exactly what Present Play is built to close.

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