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
Grind it Out When You Don’t Have Your ‘A’ Game What is your mindset when you realize early in a match that you just don’t have your ‘A’ game or you are not playing your best tennis? Without your ‘A’ game, are you still able to compete for every
How to Overcome Mental Challenges on the Court Tennis is a sport of physical demands… Big tournaments, hours of training, tough competition, long matches, muscle soreness, and fatigue. The mental game of tennis is even more challenging… Big tournaments, hours of training, tough competition, long matches, muscle soreness,
How to React After a Bad Tennis Match What is your reaction in the hours and days following a disastrous match? Your responses to emotional meltdowns on the court, an uncharacteristic number of unforced errors in a match, losses to lower-ranked opponents and blown leads affect your mindset
How Pro Players Develop Self-Confidence Confidence is a necessary element of peak performance in tennis. Without some level of confidence, you will constantly fall short of your aspirations and goals. “Somewhat” confident can help you climb upward and win some more matches but “high” confidence can launch you
Does Confidence Come From Belief in Skills or Results Confidence in tennis is the belief that you have the skills to hit your shots, stay mentally tough, have strong agility, and the physical conditioning to accomplish your goals. Yet, confidence is the most common area that tennis players