Bring Confidence To Tournaments

Tennis Psychology Podcast

In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a sports parent whose daughter performs well in practice, but chokes in tournaments. He wants to know which tennis psychology audio/workbook program would help her. Listen to this month’s tennis psychology podcast to learn how to improve [...]

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Fear of Failure in Tennis: And Feeling Letdown

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In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of Tennis Confidence: Mental Toughness for Tournament Players answers a question from a tennis player who has a fear of letting himself down. His fears distract him from performing and cause unforced errors. Listen to this month’s tennis psychology podcast [...]

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Did Federer Psych Out Murray?

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The TV media had a lot to say about Federer’s post-match interview after he beat Tsonga in the semi-finals to jump into the finals at the 2010 Australian Open. Going into the finals, Federer said that it was more important for Murray to win the first set than him. Translation: He felt Murray was under [...]

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Tennis Podcast: Fear of Your Opponents

Tennis Psychology Podcast for Players and Coaches

Welcome to session number twenty seven of The Tennis Psychology Podcast. Dr. Patrick Cohn at Sports Psychology for Tennis, is a mental game of tennis expert and helps tournament players, tennis coaches and parents improve confidence, focus, and composure using sports psychology strategies. In this week’s tennis psychology session, Dr. Cohn helps a sports parent [...]

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Don’t Compare Your Ranking to Opponent’s

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After working with several junior tennis players on their mental game, I’ve noticed that players limit their success when they focus on opponent rankings or tournament seeding. As you might already know, comparing your tennis skills to an opponent is a mental game no-no in my book. When you make comparisons to your opponents, you [...]

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Does Intimidation Hurt Your Tennis Game?

Intimidation is a huge mental game obstacle for tennis juniors. It starts when you compare yourself to your opponent before a match. Many tennis players worry about the skills or ranking of their opponent, which causes them to feel inferior or lose confidence in ability to win. What do you think about when you are [...]

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