Help Tennis Juniors Cope with Mistakes
March 4, 2010 by PatrickCohn
Frustrated parents and coaches of young athletes contact us everyday about their kids’ inability to handle mistakes or cope with imperfection in sports. As a matter of fact, 43% of sports parents and coaches we surveyed agreed that kids struggle to let go and stay composed after mistakes.
For this reason, we have an exciting new Workbook and CD program for parents, coaches, and their young athletes--available at the end of the week. However, you can preview our new program, The Composed Sports Kid, by watching the video below. Learn how to help your kids cope better with frustration today!
In this short video,
- Learn the #1 reason kids get frustrated!
- Discover why kids shut down after mistakes!
- Find out the fastest way to help kids cope with mistakes!
- Learn why one simple strategy can help your kids have more fun in sports!
Watch video 1 and video 2 in this series>>
1. How Young Athletes Become Frustrated – A Model for Parents and Coaches
2. Helping Young Athletes Improve Composure in Sports
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One Secret To Superior Tennis Confidence
September 6, 2009 by PatrickCohn
In Tennis Confidence Video 6, you’ll learn a powerful mental game strategy to boost your tennis confidence prior to matches. Find out how you can improve your match confidence by having proactive confidence instead of reactive confidence.
Watch Tennis Confidence Video 6 below:
TENNIS CONFIDENCE: MENTAL TOUGHNESS FOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS
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Mental Toughness for Tournament Players>>
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Watch other Tennis Confidence Videos….
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 1 to find out why the academy mindset can hold you back in matches.
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 2 to find out how fear of failure can get in the way of your performance.
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 3 to find out how trying too hard can undermine your performance in matches.
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 4 to find out how lack of self-confidence can hold back your game in matches.
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 5 to find out why being too perfect with your strokes in matches can interfere with your game.
Tennis Confidence: Play Functional Tennis
April 10, 2009 by PatrickCohn
In my tennis confidence video series, you’ll learn about the top mental game reasons players have trouble taking their practice game to matches. Inability to perform up to ones potential in competition is the number one reason athletes contact me to help improve their mental game of tennis!
In the Tennis Confidence Video number 5, I discuss the fifth reason tennis players under perform in matches compared to their practice performance. You’ll learn why trying too be too perfect with your strokes in matches can interfere with your ability and prevent you from performing up to your ability in matches.
You learn why perfectionism in tennis cause you to tighten up and not hit the shots you are capable of in practice.
Watch my tennis confidence video below in HD:
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 1 to find out why the academy mindset can hold you back in matches.
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 2 to find out how fear of failure can get in the way of your performance.
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 3 to find out how trying too hard can undermine your performance in matches.
- Watch Tennis Confidence Video 4 to find out how lack of self-confidence can hold back your game in matches.
Please leave your comments below about your (or your players’) experience with this mental game of tennis challenge…
Tennis Confidence Video 4: Self-Confidence
March 24, 2009 by PatrickCohn
In my tennis confidence video series, you’ll learn about the top mental game reasons players have trouble taking their practice game to matches. Inability to perform up to ones potential in competition is the number one reason athletes contact me to help improve their mental game of tennis!
In the Tennis Confidence Video number 4, I discuss the fourth reason tennis players under perform in matches compared to their practice performance. You learn why lack of match self-confidence can prevent you from performing up to your ability in matches and what you can do to take more confidence into matches.
Watch my tennis confidence video below:
Watch Tennis Confidence Video 1 to find out why the academy mindset can hold you back in matches.
Watch Tennis Confidence Video 2 to find out how fear of failure can get in the way of your performance.
Watch Tennis Confidence Video 3 to find out how trying too hard can undermine your performance in matches.
Please leave your comments or suggestions for future videos below.
Tennis Confidence Video 3: Trying too Hard?
March 17, 2009 by PatrickCohn
In my tennis confidence video series, you’ll learn about the top mental game reasons players under perform in matches compared to their performance in practice. This is the number one reason athletes contact me to help improve their mental game of tennis!
In the Tennis Confidence Video number 3, I discuss the third reason tennis players under perform in matches compared to their practice performance. You learn why trying too hard can prevent you from performing up to your ability in matches.
If you missed Tennis Confidence Video 1, check out why the academy mindset can hold you back in matches.
If you missed Tennis Confidence Video 2, find out how fear of failure can get in the way of your performance.
Please leave your comments or suggestions for future videos below.
Tennis Confidence Video 2: Fear of Failure
March 3, 2009 by PatrickCohn
In my tennis confidence video series, you’ll learn about the top mental game reasons players under perform in matches compared to their performance in practice. This is the number one reason athletes contact me to help improve their mental game of tennis!
In Tennis Confidence Video number two, you learn how fear of failure prevents you or your players from performing freely and confidently in matches.
If you missed Tennis Confidence Video 1, check out why the academy mindset can hold you back in matches.
Watch tennis confidence video two below and be sure to leave you comments at the bottom of the page!
Please leave your comments about my tennis confidence videos below:
Tennis Psychology and Confidence Video 1
February 17, 2009 by PatrickCohn
Do you play like a star in practice or practice matches, but then under perform in competition due to a lack of confidence or poor focus? In my new tennis confidence video series, I’ll discuss the top five mental game reasons tennis players under perform in matches compared to practice.
In today’s tennis confidence video, I discuss the number one mental game of tennis question I receive from tournament players: Why can’t I perform as well in matches as I do in practice?”
Watch the Tennis Confidence Video 1 to find out if the “academy mindset” is slowing your down during matches and some tips to help you overcome the training mindset:
Please leave your comments below about this tennis confidence video.
Video: 6 Signs of Perfectionist Tennis Kids
December 9, 2008 by PatrickCohn
Perfectionist tennis kids can often make tennis too complex. They can be over-analytical about their own performance, think too much, and worry too much about fixing mistakes. All of these mindsets cause tennis players to lose confidence and under-perform in matches even though they may look like stars in practice.
Tim Gallwey was a coach who was one of the pioneers in sports psychology. Tim wrote the popular “Inner Game” series beginning with his classic book, The Inner Game of Tennis, released in the 1970s. If you have not yet read The Inner Game of Tennis, I recommend you do so. Tim’s principles are relevant even today.
Tim contends that when players perform at their peak, the mind is quiet and they experience minimal self-interference. They allow themselves to perform without self-criticism or over-analysis.
According to this inner game theory, two contrasting mindsets are always battling for supremacy. This is sort of a “right brain/left brain” theory. When kids’ minds are quiet and they allow their performance to flow from creativity, they can get into a state of “flow.” However, when kids’ minds are overactive and critical, they force their performance by trying too hard. Their game is awkward at best.
The perfectionist mind is too overactive and self-critical. Watch this video to find out if your tennis kids have the signs of perfectionism.
I’ll be offering tennis confidence videos soon to help players, coaches, and parents improve their mental game of tennis.
Perfectionism in Tennis and Fear of Failure
November 24, 2008 by PatrickCohn
Perfectionism in tennis and fear of failure are closely linked. In this video, I discuss how perfectionism and fear of failure can hurt young athletes success and enjoyment in sports.
Learn how perfectionism affects young athletes’ practice and their mindset in competition. Tennis parents can learn how kids’ mental games misfire from fear of failure. Kids’ with fear of failure focus too much on not making mistakes and get tense on the court.
Visit my other website at Peak Performance Sports for other sports psychology videos.
Tennis Psychology Video for Junior Players
November 15, 2008 by PatrickCohn
I like this tennis psychology video for two reasons…. Coach Dinoffer talks about how competitive juniors can improve their mental game of tennis by using on-court reminds to be positive, smile, and play one point at a time. Great idea to help your tennis kids remember the important mental game lessons while in the middle of a match.
The other tennis psychology tip I like has to do with practice and learning. He says you should have your kids write notes about what they learned in each practice. Another great mental game tip for tennis players!
I actually did a tennis video summary with my daughter’s coach and her at the end of a lesson. I made the video only 4 minutes long so she could review it easily. Tennis kids do not remember everything their told. Anyway you can improve retention is a bonus for practice and the mental game of tennis!
