How does your Ranking Affect your Next Match? While victories may boost your confidence, those wins have little bearing on the results of your next match. In other words, just because you won your last match does not guarantee you will win your next one. Too many players
No need to quit tennis! You can improve your mental game with consistent mental training. This video teaches you how to finish your match strong and close it out quickly when you are ahead. Watch to Learn More: Related Tennis Psychology Articles *Subscribe to The Tennis Psychology Podcast on iTunes*Subscribe
In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader who is thinking about quiting tennis because her mental game is not up to speed with her physical game. Here’s the question of the week: ALEX: Yesterday I experienced a pretty tough loss against an opponent I had
Making Too Many Changes in Strokes? Should you improve your strokes during a tennis match? If you know our approach, that is not the best time work on your game. You want to learn how to simplify your game in matches and avoid fixing strokes during the match.
What do you do if you have a perfectionist doubles partner? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Nicole. Here’s what Nicole had to say about her game: “How to focus on my own game and not
Feel Confident When Nervous During a Match Many strategies build confidence leading up to matches, such as preparation, visualization, success journals, etc. Many tennis players also know in-game strategies (positive self-talk, cue words, focusing on positive points, etc.) to guard their confidence level. Although for some players, anxiety