Are You Ready For Mental Training? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis coach who has a student that is 4 years old and wants to know if she can start mental training. She is an
Wawrinka Wins Ugly At The 2015 Dubai Championship Winning ugly is still winning, but to win you first must stay in the game mentally to give yourself a chance. A lot of tennis players make a huge mistake when they are down early in a match… They make
Believe In The Process There’s an old expression, “Seeing is believing.” This saying states that you need to see something before you can accept that it exists or can happen. There is a fundamental problem with this saying… How can you believe you can accomplish something if you
Tsonga’s Mental Game Strategies To Stay Focused Crowds in tennis are, most of the time courteous and respectful to the players engaged in the match. Unfortunately, most of the time does not mean all of the time. At some point in your tennis play, you will have to
What Are The Tennis Yips? One of the most common anxiety-based issues athletes face are the yips. The yips can be seen across many different sports, but they also happen in the game of tennis. The yips occur when a talented athlete finds he or she cannot perform
Tips For Releasing The Grips Of Pressure Why do some players place so much pressure on themselves to win? Has placing pressure on yourself ever helped you win a match? Most tennis players falter under the weight of self-imposed pressure. Pressure is self-sabotaging… It would be like eating