Learn Mental Game Strategies to Improve Tennis Performance
Discover proven tennis psychology strategies to improve your confidence, composure, and focus in matches. Learn how to take your skills from practice to matches. Get expert mental coaching from our certified mental performance coaches…
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About Sports Psychology for Tennis
Sports Psychology for Tennis was developed by Dr. Patrick Cohn, a leading mental game of tennis expert at Peak Performance Sports.
As the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports (Orlando, Florida), Dr. Patrick J. Cohn teaches mental skills and sports psychology techniques to tennis players, teams, and corporate professionals to help improve performance.
In addition to working with tennis players and teams, Dr. Cohn teaches parents, coaches and athletic trainers how to help athletes achieve peak performance through mental game skills training.
Dr. Cohn also teaches his mental game coaching system, the MGCP certification program (Mental Game Coaching Professional) to qualified coaches, trainers, and sports psychology students in training.
Mental Coaching for Tennis Players
One-on-one sports psychology coaching is the fastest and most effective method to improve your or your athletes’ mental game, boost performance, and make lasting changes. And as a bonus, parents learn what to say to help young athletes feel confident and thrive in sports. Please call us at 888-742-7225 with your questions.
Peak Performance Sports offers expert mental performance coaching with our certified mental coaches via online video coaching. See our certified mental performance coaches.
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What Tennis Parents Say…
“Maggie had such a great weekend. As always, after she works with you she just seems more grounded and focused. She’s less likely to look around and get distracted during her match. She’s more focused on one point at a time. Also, as a parent, I’ve learned to encourage her and not focus on outcomes.”*
Katherine Cannata
Tennis Parent
“Since you last worked with AJ, his National ranking has improved from 349 to 148. His tournament record at one point, since talking with you was 17-4, with 3 of the 4 being in third sets or tiebreakers. Your help has definitely improved AJ’s results and his on-court demeanor has substantially improved.”*
Dawn Woodman
Tennis Parent
“Patrick played very well this week at the U14 national championships. He won both singles and doubles. Most importantly he kept his cool with an amazing attitude in the singles semis (playing his best friend) in the final against the number two. It has been a joy watching staying calm instead of getting angry.”*
Christiane Schoen
Tennis Parent
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Tennis Psychology Articles & Videos
- How to Stop the Need for Approval from Others In this episode, we discuss tennis players who worry too much about what coaches and others think and how this affects performance. In the Tennis Psychology Podcast, mental performance coaches Dr. Patrick Cohn and Jaclyn Ellis discuss unique challenges for tennis players
- How to Set the Tone Early in a Tennis MatchHow Long Does it Take you to Settle in a Tennis Match? Have there been times when you couldn’t find your stride from the first serve? Many tennis players feel they need to work themselves into the match. These players
- How to Approach Higher or Lower-Ranked OpponentsIn this episode, you will learn how to manage playing matches against higher or lower-ranked opponents. We discuss how labeling opponents can create expectations and added pressure on your performance. In the Tennis Psychology Podcast, mental performance coaches Dr. Patrick Cohn and
- How to Play Against Lower-Ranked OpponentsIn this episode, you will learn how to manage playing matches against higher or lower-ranked opponents. We discuss how labeling opponents can create expectations and added pressure on your performance. The Tennis Psychology Podcast video series, mental performance coaches Dr.
- Stop Worrying About What Others ThinkIn this episode, we discuss tennis players who worry too much about what coaches and others think and how this affects performance. In The Tennis Psychology Podcast video series, mental performance coaches Dr. Patrick Cohn and Jaclyn Ellis discuss unique
- How to Go for it in MatchesMental Toughness in Tennis If your coach told you to go for it before a match, how would you interpret those words? What would you attempt to do during the match to execute the go-for-it approach? Many tennis players interpret
- Why Pro Tennis Players do Mental Training Mirra AndreevaWhy should I work with a Mental Game Coach? By now, every tennis player knows that mental factors impact sport performance. You have probably experienced times when your emotions got the best of you in a tennis tournament and knocked
- Madison Keys’ Mindset for Upset at Australian OpenMindset of an Underdog What do you focus on when you are not favored to win a match or are playing a higher-ranked opponent? When you play top tennis players, are you overcome by the fear of losing? Do you
- How to Overcome Fears During Tennis MatchesWhat is the “I-Have-Nothing-to-Lose” Mindset? What is the upside of having that approach for competitive tennis matches? The “I-Have-Nothing-to-Lose” mindset refers to competing with a fear-free mental state. Playing with a nothing-to-lose mindset is liberating. The fear of failure or