Do You Become Frustrated When You Lose The Lead?

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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 get’s down on himself when he lets the lead slip away. Listen to this month’s tennis psychology podcast to learn how to improve your performance [...]

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Do You Play Down to Weaker Tennis Players?

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In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a tennis player who has trouble performing his best when playing against opponents who are not as strong as him. Listen to this month’s tennis psychology podcast to learn how to improve your performance in tennis and [...]

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Bring Confidence To Tournaments

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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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Kim Clijsters Beats Wozniaki with a Strong Mental Game

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Kim Clijsters overcame an ankle injury and the intense heat to defeat No. 1 Caroline Wozniaki to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open. She made no attempt to make us think this was an easy task. She confessed that stress is just part of playing tennis. “I think the stress, the added stress [...]

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Take Your Aggressive Practice Game to Competition in Tennis

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Mental game expert, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a sports parent about his son who plays very well in practice but has trouble fighting it out in competition. He often losses to less skilled players. Dr. Cohn gives tips on how to bring your practice game to competition. Listen to this month’s tennis psychology [...]

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Podcast 68: Overcoming Indecision with Shots

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Welcome to session #68 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 an athlete who is having trouble [...]

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Rodger Federer Accesses the Zone

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The zone is a state of supreme focus that help athletes perform at their peak when they become totally immersed into their performance. Athletes depict the zone in many ways, such as the driver merges with the car; the tennis player joins her mind with the ball and court; the swimmer becomes one with the [...]

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Rafael Nadal Relies on His Confidence to Win

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To compete at the top of your game you need to have confidence in your ability to succeed. Number 1 ranked tennis professional, Rafael Nadal understands the importance of confidence to win tournaments and succeed in tennis. “I rely on my confidence to help me win,” said Nadal. “I have total confidence that I am [...]

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John Isner’s Will to Win

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History was made at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, when John Isner and Nicolas Mahut battled on the court for a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days. Both players displayed remarkable mental toughness throughout the match, but Inser took the victory 70-68 in the fifth set. “It was the will to win. Not [...]

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