How to Be Successful Without Winning Winning and succeeding are often used interchangeably by many athletes. Most athletes and teams gauge their level of success by their win-loss record. Winning tends to dictate how athletes view and feel about themselves. If you win, you feel good and have
Maintaining Concentration in Matches After a tremendous run, Roger Federer finished second in this year’s US Open. Dominating in his first three matches, Federer approached the Men’s Final with high energy and a clear focus on his game. Despite his loss in the final round, Federer was not
Focusing On Yourself – Not Your Opponent What is your mindset when playing a higher-ranked opponent? Are you able to maintain your composure, focus on your game and play your best tennis? Often when a tennis player faces a higher-ranked opponent, they alter their game… You may try
Overcoming Tennis Slumps Are you in the middle of a slump? Does it feel like you will never break the string of lost matches? Every tennis player has periods where their performance slumps. It’s a normal part of the game. But your attitude towards your slump will determine
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
Embracing Constructive Criticism Constructive feedback is essential to rise through the ranks and improve your tennis game. Feedback from your coach provides useful information, not only about your performance in a match, but how to perform better in future tennis matches. Feedback allows you to understand: Basically, feedback