junior tennis and confidence

Tennis Parents’ Expectations for Juniors

Strategies to Push Through Fatigue in Matches

When doing sports psychology coaching for tennis juniors, I work closely with my students’ parents. Why? I want my tennis students’ parents to understand the mental game of tennis and how they can help tennis juniors’ confidence, not take it away. Tennis parents need to understand sports psychology too!

Mental Game of Tennis and Kids’ Confidence

Winning The Mental Battle in a Match

In my last article, I discussed the top five mental game of tennis confidence busters for tennis juniors. Why are these so important? It’s simple. Tennis juniors cannot achieve their potential without feeling self-confident. The top five confidence killers I touched on are: high expectations, perfectionism, self-doubt, negative feedback