Improve Your Mental Game of Tennis with Sports Psychology Strategies
Discover proven tennis psychology strategies to improve your confidence, composure, and focus in matches. Learn how to take your skills from practice to matches.
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Dr. Patrick Cohn is a tennis mental game expert with Peak Performance Sports. He helps junior to professional tennis players learn the mindset and routine to perform more consistently on the tennis court.
As the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports (Orlando, Florida), Dr. Patrick J. Cohn has taught athletes and coaches mental skills and sports psychology techniques for over 30 years.
Having earned his doctoral degree in Education specializing in Sports Psychology from the University of Virginia (1991), Dr. Cohn has extensively interviewed and coached thousands of athletes to understand the mental keys to enter “the zone” faster and perform better. Learn more about Dr. Cohn...
What thoughts go through your mind during warm-up? How do you feel when you find out you are playing against the top seed in a tournament? A top opponent may have a physical advantage but not …
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Learn How to Manage Your Nervous Before a Match How far in advance of a tennis match do you start experiencing nerves? Do your nerves start as soon as you step onto the court to warm-up? Maybe, you …
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How to Manage Anxiety When Playing Against Top Players How can a tennis player climb to the number one ranking and STAY THERE? How was Serena Williams able to hold onto the top ranking for 186 …
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Mental Strategies That Help athletes Feel Confident When Nervous During a Match Many strategies build confidence leading up to matches, such as preparation, visualization, success journals, …
How to Cope with a Loss After losing to a lower-ranked opponent, do you quickly move on, or does the loss stick with you for a while? Losing any match is disappointing. Nevertheless, you can at …
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Should you improve your strokes during a tennis match? If you know our approach, that is not the best time work on your game. You want to learn how to simplify your game in matches and avoid fixing …
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Do you play tennis doubles with partners who are perfectionists and have high expectations for your game? Does this affect your confidence on the court? Learn how to have the mental edge over you …
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How do you improve your mental game for tennis? And what is the difference between mental training and mental toughness? Mental training helps athletes improve their mental game and mental …
Many athletes feel pressure when they worry about what others think about them or badly want to impress others, such as teammates, parents, and coaches. As a matter of fact, this is the number one …
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Do You Stay Composed After Missing Routine Balls? How do you stay composed and not be hard on yourself when missing shots on the tennis court? This is a huge challenge for perfectionists that …
