Comments on: Tennis Psychology and Confidence Video 1

By: Gopi Puranic

Gopi Puranic — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:56:47 +0000

Dear Dr.Cohn
This video was an eye opener to implement a successful practice game to a match.

I am coaching my 15 yr old son and do definitely hope that this will bring about the desired results.

I look forward to the other videos too!

Very grateful to you and with warmest regards
Gopinath Puranic

By: PatrickCohn

PatrickCohn — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:36:50 +0000

Tom:

Thanks for the comments. I didn’t say every tennis instructor would disagree. I just think many instuctors are more comfortable teaching stroke technique than tactics.

Patrick Cohn

By: TennisTom

TennisTom — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:26:12 +0000

Patrick,

I’ve been teaching tennis for over a decade to adults with average abilities (no up and coming pros here), which are probably the most difficult type of students extant. Most of them play in a USTA league. and all of them are interested in learning to play better tennis, and as such are motivated.

I was not surprised at anything in your video in the least. If fact in my hour and a half biweekly lessons, my assistant and I drill them for half of the lesson and have them play practice sets for the remainder.

As an instructor with pretty astute observation talents, I cannot find anything in your first video to disagree with. Remarkable.

TennisTom, 2-17-09