Your Mindset For Beating Higher Ranked Players Competing against tough competition requires mental toughness… When competing against top competition, your opponent may be more skilled than you, but if you have more mental toughness, you can even the match court. Many tennis players lose the match even before
How to Comeback From a Layoff With Confidence Layoffs are inevitable in the sport of tennis if you play long enough. Nagging injuries, season-ending injuries, illness and personal issues are some of the causes of layoffs in your athletic career. The duration of the layoff affects both your
Improving On-Court Play Using Your Emotions Are emotions good or bad when playing in a tight tennis match? Many tennis players feel they need to play emotionless in order to play at a high level. Playing without emotion is impossible. Every player, and person on the planet for
Using Your Injury-Timeout To Your Benefit Injuries STINK! It can be devastating when injury strikes, especially when you are coming off a personal best season… or have busted your butt in training… or had a great start to a new season. Withdrawing from a tournament in which you
How to Turn Around a Bad Season Have you ever had a bad year? I mean a year that nothing seemed to go right? Getting wrapped up in ‘having a bad year’ can drain your confidence. The perception of ‘‘having a bad year’ will create a snowball effect
How to Take Your Relaxed Practice Game to Matches In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a competitive junior tennis player who wants to perform more freely in matches. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact us to