Helping Tennis Players React to Criticism Welcome to session number twenty three 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 … [Read more...] about Tennis Podcast: Accepting Criticism in Tennis
Archives for May 2009
Tennis Podcast: Managing Perfectionism
Managing Perfectionism on The Court Welcome to session number twenty two 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 … [Read more...] about Tennis Podcast: Managing Perfectionism
Is Poor Focus to Blame for All Mental Errors?
What is The Cause of Mental Errors? Many players have written me to help them improve their concentration on the court. They say things such as: "I make an unforced error and lose my focus." "I can't concentration when I'm down in the match." "I drop a couple games because I lack of focus at the start of match." "I'm missing easy … [Read more...] about Is Poor Focus to Blame for All Mental Errors?
Tennis Confidence: A Formula for Success
Succeed in Tennis With Confidence Last week I posted about how to know when you need a mental game overhaul or just a tune up... I wanted to answer a few questions players have about improving their mental game of tennis with my new "Tennis Confidence" Program... Why is tennis confidence so important? Doesn't practice alone improve … [Read more...] about Tennis Confidence: A Formula for Success
Tennis Podcast: Boosting Tennis Confidence
Staying Confident Against Top Players Welcome to session number twenty one 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 … [Read more...] about Tennis Podcast: Boosting Tennis Confidence
Mental Game of Tennis Tune Up or Overhaul?
Do you need a mental game tune up or complete overhaul? Today, I'll explain how you know this. A powerful mental game is critical to your success on the court.... In fact, many of the top players in the world believe that a strong mental game allows their physical talent to prosper: "Confidence means a lot. It's a very mental game. So if … [Read more...] about Mental Game of Tennis Tune Up or Overhaul?
Tennis Confidence Audio And Workbook Program
Tennis Confidence Program What's the key to playing your best tennis? Superior talent? Great coaching? tons of quality practice? Unrelenting determination? All of these are key, but they can only take you so far with your game. After which, you must master the secrets to a powerful mental game! No matter how much you practice, if you suffer … [Read more...] about Tennis Confidence Audio And Workbook Program
The Real Culprit to Tension in Tennis
Do your strokes feel controlled or tight in competition compared to practice? If so, I have an important tip for you today… I wanted to follow up with you on my last post by highlighting a recent question I received from a tennis player: Question: “I don't understand how I can hit backhands in practice easily and when I go to play a match, I … [Read more...] about The Real Culprit to Tension in Tennis
Trust: Mental Toughness for Tennis Players
Trusting Your Skills in Tennis How much practice time do you think about technique and how to hit good shots? In Tennis Confidence video 1, I discussed the “academy mindset” and how young tennis players get trapped into a training mentality, which can lead to choking in matches. This mindset is OK for some of your practice, but not all of … [Read more...] about Trust: Mental Toughness for Tennis Players
7 Reasons Tennis Players Choke in Matches
Why Do Players Choke in Matches? Do you have trouble performing as well in matches as you do in practice? Are you losing to players who you should beat? Or, do you get so frustrated after mistakes that it affects your game for several points? Many players have asked me help them solve these mental game issues. And I've started to do this with … [Read more...] about 7 Reasons Tennis Players Choke in Matches