Improving Your Tennis Mindset Remember when you first started playing competitive tennis? In the beginning you weren’t very skilled and there were plenty of other players better than you. But that didn’t bother you… every match you played, you fought tooth and nail to win each point. The
Improving Decision Making in Tennis Do you have quick reactions during tennis matches or do you find yourself trying to think your way through a match? Many tennis players will over-think and second guess themselves throughout a tennis match. Think of a time when you were playing and
Overcoming Internal Distractions in Matches Do you have drastic fluctuations in tennis matches due to distracting thoughts? Do you find it difficult to just play your game and focus on your tennis? Your mindset during tennis matches is critical for achieving peak performance. Mindset is how you approach
Maintaining High Confidence in Matches Are you a confident tennis player? That’s a loaded question! You cannot answer with a simple yes or no. But most tennis players view confidence as an all-or-nothing attribute. That is, either you are “confident” or are “not confident.” Confidence is not a
Improving Your Match Focus If you want to play like a champion, you need to think like a champion. If you can gain insight into the thought process of a champion, you can begin to develop a similar “champion” mindset to optimize your court performance. What does a
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.