Year: 2011

Tennis Podcast: Overcome Distractions in Tennis

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Do External Factors Distract You in Matches? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, welcomes back Ian Westermann, a USPTA certified teaching professional and host of the Essential Tennis Podcast. Dr. Cohn and Ian answer a question from a tennis player

Tennis Podcast: Take Your Aggressive Practice to Matches

Tennis Psychology Podcast

How Can You Bring Your Practice Game to Matches? 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

Tennis Podcast: Help Players Boost Intensity in Practice

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Increasing Motivation in Practice In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews Ian Westermann, a USPTA certified teaching professional and host of the Essential Tennis Podcast. Dr. Cohn and Ian answer a question from a tennis coach on how to help players

Tennis Podcast: Choking Verses Gamers

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Taking Your Practice Game to Matches In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews Joe Dinoffer, a Master Professional in both the PTR and USPTA, a distinction awarded to only a handful in the tennis industry. Joe also received the prestigious

Tennis Podcast: Instilling Confidence in Young Players

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Parents: Boost Confidence in Young Players In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews sports psychologist, Anthony Ross who played doubles professionally and is now the director of sportparentsupport.com. Anthony Ross and Dr. Cohn talk about the role parents can have

Confidence Helps Novak Djokovic Win US Open

Improving Your Mental Game

Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 tennis player, beat Rafael Nadal in four sets, 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1, in the US Open final. This makes for his 2nd grand slam championship of 2011. Djokovic attributes his strong performance in the final to his mental game, confidence, and positive