Improve Your Mental Game of Tennis with Sports Psychology Expert Dr. Patrick Cohn
Focus on Self-Motivations for Success What motivates you to play your best tennis? What drives you to succeed in your sport? Obviously, you would agree that motivation is needed if you are to play your best tennis. When you lack motivation, you will put forth less effort in practice, …
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Playing Without Your 'A' Game How do you perform on the court when you don't have your 'A' game? Are you still able to compete without your 'A' game, or do you just give in and tank the match? Playing without your 'A' game is a topic recently stated on our MentalGame of Tennis Survey: "When …
Learn How To Break The Chains of Negative Thinking What is a self-fulling prophecy? Do your thoughts really have a strong impact on your performance? If so, is there any way to change your thoughts? Finding the answers to these questions and understanding the relationship between thoughts …
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Are You Never Satisfied on the Court? What does the term 'never satisfied' mean to you? Is never being satisfied a good or bad thing? The connotation of 'never being satisfied' is a bit confusing. 'Never being satisfied' sounds like a positive, motivating philosophy that causes you to dig …
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Goal GETTING Strategies for Tennis Players Has a coach ever told you, "Keep your eyes on the prize"? The "prize" is your goal or an objective you want to achieve. This phrase is designed to motivate you and keep you focused on the goal or objective you are working towards. "Keep your eyes …
Tennis Mindset and Playing Rivals Does playing a rival get you revved up up, tense, or worried? Rivalries are an exciting part of tennis but not all tennis players look forward to playing in those tough matches. What makes some players rise to the occasion when facing a rival while other …
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