Confidence in tennis tips and articles for tennis players, coaches, and sports parents to improve performance.
Can You Stay Focused When the Match Gets Tough? What grade would you give yourself for mental toughness? Would you give yourself an ‘A’ for ALWAYS battling no matter the match circumstances? Or would you grade yourself with a ‘D’ for having a DEFEATIST mentality? You have the capacity for playing
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
Playing for Yourself Instead of Playing for Other People How do you play just as well in your matches as you do in practice matches? Some tennis players face enormous tension when they play in matches. It is a mental game challenge, especially when you know you are
Applying What you have Learned from Practice How do you play just as well in matches as you do in your practice? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Michele. Here’s what he had to say about his game: MICHELE: “Why
Mindset for Overcoming a Losing Streak When you lose a couple of times in a row to a different team in the court. You tend to think they have your number and you are on a losing streak. Some players think that when a team or who has
Positive Mental Images Can Improve Your Game Have you ever had such a bad match that you replayed the negative images of that performance in your mind? After a match, the memory of a match stays in your mind. It doesn’t matter if you won or lost, nailed