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.

Get the Free 10-Second Reset

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.

Interrupt the Spiral

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.

Calm the System

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.

Refocus Attention

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.

Sarah Thompson

Before working with Gary, I thought I needed to be tougher and more intense. Instead, he taught me how to stay present between points. My results improved, and I stopped spiraling after mistakes. Now I compete with calm confidence instead of frustration.

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.

Laura Bennett

What makes Gary different is that he understands both elite performance and the emotional side of competition. His routines are simple but powerful. I no longer fall apart between points — I feel steady, clear, and in control.

Calm Competitor

Play Your Matches the Way You Practice.

Stop the emotional "spiral" and reclaim your game. This 4-week system gives you the exact mechanical routines used by competitive athletes to stay steady when the score gets tight.

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

Explore the 4-Week Program

Linda I.

Before The Calm Competitor, I was emotionally up and down every match. One mistake would spiral into three. I rushed between points, overthought my serve, and tightened in pressure moments. I knew I had the skills — I just couldn’t hold it together when it mattered most.

Betty D.

After completing The Calm Competitor, I have a reset routine I fully trust. I stay composed between points, make clearer decisions under pressure, and play with steady confidence. I’m no longer fighting my emotions — I’m competing with clarity, structure, and control.

Meet Your Coach

Founder, Present Play

Gary Ingram has coached tennis and racquet sports for over 35 years and studied sports psychology throughout his career.

I've spent 40 years inside competitive racquet sports — from coaching ITF juniors and WTA professionals at the Van der Meer Tennis 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. And I still used to sit in my car after matches I should have won, hands on the steering wheel, replaying 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.

Learn More About the Present Play Method