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
Overcome Self-Doubt To Play Confident Tennis Venus Williams advanced to the final at the 2017 Australian Open, her first major final appearance since 2008. Despite her age of 36, not winning a major since Wimbledon in 2008, not equaling the success of her younger sister (Serena) and dealing
What Do You Do After Performance Anxiety Hits You? In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Linda who wants to know what to do after performance anxiety hits in the middle of a match. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and
Winning Tennis When You Don’t Have Your A-Game You know it’s hard for athletes to perform at a high level week in and week out. Injuries, being tired or sick, technique flaws, a string of losses or bad weather are factors that may affect how well you play
Get Through Performance Slumps In Tennis Tennis can be a long, demanding journey filled with a lot of ups and downs… When things are going well, it’s easy to be excited about playing matches. Sometimes, when you are playing at your peak, you neglect to realize there will
Learning How To Relax in Tennis In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from James, who is a senior tennis player. Here’s the question I received from James: “The problem is in my competitive tennis matches I just