Being in Control of your Performance What is the core characteristic of mental toughness? The term “mental toughness” is used by a lot of tennis players… Everyday you watch or listen to professional tennis players, or commentators talk about mental toughness. As much as the term “mental toughness”
The Mindset to Learn From Your Mistakes What effects do match-ending mistakes have on your confidence? For most tennis players, losing is difficult, but making a costly mistake late in a competition can hurt their confidence. Small mistakes early in a match can still affect your confidence. However, costly
Winning Over Self Doubt and High Expectations Are you committed to improving your mental game in tennis, however, your perfectionism is getting in the way. In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Stacy. Here’s what he had to say about his
Applying What you have Learned from Practice How do you play just as well in matches as you do in your practice? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Michele. Here’s what he had to say about his game: MICHELE: “Why
Staying Mentally Composed in a Tennis Match How do you let go of being frustrated with hitting a bad shot or missing? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Tammy. Here’s what he had to say about
Focus on the Shot that You want to Hit Are you the tennis player that tends to worry about double-faulting and thus go ahead and execute that double fault? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from John. Here’s what he had