How to Focus to Win not Focus on Winning Why do you play competitive tennis? The answer is most likely, “To Win.” But there is a huge difference between focusing on winning and being focused to win. Focusing on winning during a match is counter-productive. When you focus on the outcome, every point takes on heightened importance. If … [Read more...]
How to Beat Nerves in Tennis
Performance Anxiety in Tennis You'll notice several myths about nerves that players buy into in the tennis world. Myth #1: Top-ranked tennis professionals win because they are not nervous. Myth #2: If I am nervous, I will play poorly. Myth #3: I’m just a nervous person. Nothing I can do to help me play better tennis. Let’s examine these myths … [Read more...]
How Naomi Osaka Manages Emotions in Matches
Osaka's Inner Peace Helps Her Win Australian Open Do your emotions rage out of control during tennis matches? Do you find it difficult to play well when you're upset or frustrated? Frustration, anger, resignation, sadness and anxiety are normal emotions. People experience these emotions in everyday life. For example, being stuck in traffic and … [Read more...]
How Not to Tank When Not Playing Great Tennis
Focusing on One Point At A Time in Matches "How can I turn my game around after playing poorly in the first set?" As a matter of fact, I've seen many tennis players tank the second set after losing a close first set. Losing the first set of a match doesn’t mean that you can’t turn your performance around... But, for many tennis players, it's … [Read more...]
How to Let Go of Comfort Zones in Tennis
How to Keep Your Lead in a Match Do you ever find yourself cruising along in a match and the second set or third set you're in command and controlling your opponent and then all of the sudden, BOOM! Something happens and you lose the match? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question … [Read more...]
What’s The Challenge With Perfectionism?
How to Manage Your Expectations on The Tennis Court When you lose your cool on the tennis court, do you give up, thank or start pushing the ball? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Sarah who needs help managing her expectations. Here's what Sarah had to say about her … [Read more...]
How to Take Your Tennis Game to The Next Level
Improving Your Mindset When Playing Higher Ranked Players Do you have trouble taking your game to the next level and maybe beating that person that is 1 level ahead of you or higher ranked than you? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Riley about how do you take your game … [Read more...]
Overcoming Double Faults in Tennis
Helping Young Tennis Players Stay Composed Do you have a young tennis player that tends to implode after a couple of double faults on the tennis court? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a questions from a tennis parent. Ramona wrote in and said: "My son is 11 years old. He's been … [Read more...]
How to Improve Consistency in Tennis Matches
Strategies for Developing Consistency in Tennis "I’m playing great tennis one minute then the next minute I can’t seem to do anything right. I just can’t seem to be consistent in my game. Is there anything I can do to improve my consistency on the court?" This is a common question we receive from tennis players. All tennis players search for … [Read more...]
How Osaka Thinks After Her Big Win
How to Perform Well After Winning a Tournament Winning a big match or tournament can provide a huge confidence boost for some tennis players, but there is a large percentage of tennis players that experience a greater sense of pressure after a big win. Big wins can translate into bigger expectations, which carry greater pressure... Pressure to … [Read more...]
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