Mental game of tennis tips and articles for tennis players, coaches, and sports parents to improve performance.
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
Welcome to the Tennis Psychology Podcast by Dr. Patrick Coach of Peak Performance Sports. Dr. Cohn and his team of mental performance coaches work with junior to professional tennis players to help them reach their goals and play more consistent tennis. In the podcast, Dr. Cohn will discuss service
Expectations Within Matches Do you have high expectations and think you should win every match? Or are your expectations usually low to ensure you will outplay your expectations? Some players believe high expectations boost confidence and help them play at their peak throughout the match. While other players
Maintaining Concentration During Tennis Matches What throws you off your game during a match? Do you lose your cool after a bad line call, spectator noise, grunting from your opponent, or your opponent taking too much time between points? In these four previous scenarios, there is nothing you
When you get on the tennis court, do your strokes feel tight and controlled? In this tennis psychology video, Dr. Cohn helps you free up your strokes in matches. If you are not swinging fully in matches, watch this video. Most of the time, tennis players are afraid
Mental Skills and Momentum of a Match How quickly, if at all, can you rebound after losing several points or games in a row? After making several mistakes early in a match, do you feel the match slipping away? Are you able to hit the reset button, swing