Tennis mindset and sports psychology articles and strategies for junior to professional tennis players to improve mental performance.
Do You Have a Strategy that Utilizes Your Strengths? Do you stick to your plan when winning, or do you slip into “coasting to the finish mode? Many tennis players assume that, since they dominated early in the match, they can coast to the finish. Have you experienced
Mental 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 “go-for-it” as hitting the ball harder, trying to
Why 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 you off your game. Or moments when you
What Does it Take to Win a Back-and-Forth in Tennis Of course, talent, physical prowess, and technique contribute, but how tennis players respond to adversity, lost points, momentum shifts, and tiredness is the difference-maker. When you experience challenging circumstances, you have a critical choice. You can allow your
Mindset of an Underdog What do you focus on when you are the underdog in 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 expect to lose the match? Do you play it
What 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 negative outcomes is no longer front and center