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 …
How to Play in Tennis Rivalry Matches
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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Start the Season with a Positive Attitude
How to Avoid Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Do you become frustrated when you lose the first few matches of the season? Do early season losses feel like a sign that you will have a bad season? No tennis player wants to start off the season on a bad note, but the first few matches of the season …
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How Simona Halep Manages Emotions
Managing Negative Emotions in Tennis Do you get upset when you're missing or down a few games in a tennis match? In other words, do you get upset during or after a tennis match because you "allowed" negative emotions to take over your game? The word "allow" is a tricky term. When you use …
Overcoming Expectations of Who You Should Beat
Stop Worrying About What You SHOULD Do Do you find yourself struggling with your mental game, your expectations, when you have a play an opponent that is younger or has a lower UTR than you? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a …
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How to Be Confident in Your Own Game
Learning To Play Your Game and Not Your Opponents When you step on the court and look across the net and see the look of confidence on your opponent does that frighten you? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from …
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