What Happens When Tennis Players Choke? What does it mean to choke in tennis? The term “choke” comes from the concept that you feel like you can’t breathe, or someone is strangling you, when under pressure; a lack of oxygen. But choking has a wider meaning in sports…
Managing Your Tennis Anxiety Have you ever missed an easy shot in a match and then followed it up with a series of mistakes? Are you afraid that if you make a mistake early in a match that you will implode and play horribly? Many tennis players fear
Staying Positive When Losing Matches Many tennis players repeat the refrain, “It’s not my fault…” Some tennis players blame mistakes and losses on a wide range of sources: Blaming prevents an athlete from acquiring valuable feedback from a performance, which interferes with improvements that could be made to
Improving Confidence in Tennis In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a tennis grandmother who says: “I have two grandchildren (10 years & 11 years) who are potentially very good tennis players but easily “fold ” when
Do You Choke in Tournaments? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a sports parent whose daughter performs well in practice, but chokes in tournaments. He wants to know which tennis psychology audio/workbook program would help her.
Rafael Nadal, the number two-ranked player in the world, is known for his mental toughness on the men’s tennis circuit. He’s won countless tournaments on his aggressive style of play and mental toughness including the 2011 French Open. But last week, Djokovic defeated Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3