I’ve written a lot about the importance of confidence in tennis. I call confidence a cure-all for the mental game because it’s so powerful to other parts of your game. For example, when you have high confidence going into a match, you are relaxed and won’t feel
Mental Training in Tennis Mental training for tennis might not be for every player or coach. If you don’t take lessons to improve technique or if you don’t care about your fitness for tennis, then you probably won’t care to improve your mental game for tennis either. Mental
Who Are You Playing For? When I ask my students: “Who are you playing for?” They look at me like I have two heads. My students think: “Of course I play for myself.” But when we take a closer look at it, they find out that they are
Tournament Self-Confidence in Tennis What does it truly mean to believe in yourself? When you believe in yourself, you have full confidence in your physical skills and ability to execute shots in tennis. My definition of self-confidence for tennis is how strongly you believe in your ability to
Staying Composed in Tennis Do you try to hit perfect shots and can’t handle imperfection during play? If you try to play a perfect game, you most likely sabotage your mental game with high expectations for your performance. Your high expectations can backfire and have a negative effect on
Helping Young Players Remember Mental Game Lessons I like the following tennis psychology video for two reasons… Coach Dinoffer talks about how competitive juniors can improve their mental game of tennis by using on-court reminds to be positive, smile, and play one point at a time. It is a great