Are You Distracted By How Your Stroke Looks? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis player who becomes distracted by the look of his forehand when he sees his shadow on the court. Dr. Cohn
Mental Strategies to Play in The Moment The one mental skill necessary for top performance in tennis is the ability to maintain your focus on the present moment. In order to play your best tennis, you must be able to control your thoughts and focus your attention on
Improving Your Tennis Focus Have you ever been told by a your tennis coach, or perhaps a parent, that you need to focus more? The word “focus” is commonly thrown around in the world of tennis. The definition of “focusing” is directing your attention or effort towards something
Confidence in Learning New Techiques In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a tennis player who recently started taking more tennis lessons, but instead of getting better, she got worse. Learn how to be patient when learning
Overcoming The Fear of Losing In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis parent who is concerned about her daughter’s fear of losing to players she is expected to beat. Listen to this month’s tennis psychology
Staying Composed When Down in a Match In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a tennis parent about her son who is 8 yrs old and gets down on himself when he lets the lead slip away.