Mental Strategies to Control Your Emotions in Matches Do your emotions get the best of you during a match especially when not hitting shots like you normally do? Do find it hard to recover after a bad call or lost point due to frustration or anger? Negative emotions
Does Your Tennis Player Need Help With Composure? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis parent whose daughter gets emotionally upset during matches and blames poor play on changes that were made during practice. Dr.
Staying Motivated During a Season Rough Patch What do you do when you go through a rough patch during the tennis season? Have you ever thought while going through a slump, “I’m no good, why should I even try?” How did you respond to poor play? Did you
PreMatch Mental Warm-Ups How many times have you had a bad warm-up prior to a tennis match and felt doomed to play poorly? Think back to a warm-up where you miss-hit shots and lost your confidence… You may have told yourself something along the lines of, “I can’t
Goal Setting in Tennis What types of goals have you set for yourself this tennis season? Have you set your sights on winning a specific tournament or reaching a particular ranking? Goal setting is important for tennis players to achieve success in their sport. Goals provide specific targets
Are You Distracted By How Your Stroke Looks? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis player who becomes distracted by the look of his forehand when he sees his shadow on the court. Dr. Cohn