How To Stay in The Moment and Focus on The Next Point When you are down a set, how do you respond? Do you get frustrated or do you refocus and get your head back in the game? A lost set can cause some players to panic or
Training Your Mind to Respond to Adversity What do you do when you are having a bad practice and become frustrated? When you are struggling in practice, do you just go through the motions or do you keep working hard? Most tennis players feel they have the luxury
Nadal’s Mental Approach at French Open Are you resilient? Does pain distract you during competition? Or, are you able to maintain focus and push through? Rafael Nadal recently clinched his 11th French Open, beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the final match. Nadal missed a first serve
“I’m not as talented as…” “He is so much better than me.” “I will never be able to beat her.” Have you ever had one of these thoughts about your ability? Do you sometimes feel at a disadvantage because other tennis players have much more talent than you?
Helping Young Athletes Keep Match Focus In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about focus in competition. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. Here’s
Staying Focused in Matches Tennis can be a game of psychological warfare. Sometimes, your opponents will delay the game (tying their shoes, switching out balls, arguing calls, making a scene of the court, excessively toweling off between points, feigning injury, delaying the game, expressing emotional outbursts) to get