Improve Your Mental Game of Tennis with Sports Psychology Expert Dr. Patrick Cohn
How Do You Improve Mental Toughness in Tennis? What does success in tennis require? Of course, success requires physical practice and technical skills but that is not enough. Tennis is more than being quick, having a strong aerobic capacity and having good strokes. Throughout the course of …
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Mental Strategies to Battle For Each Point in Tennis Tennis is a sport totally tied to statistics... win-loss records, tournaments won, serve percentages, rankings, return percentage, total points won-lost, number of unforced errors and winners, etc. Results and stats matter to tennis …
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How To Handle Momentum Shifts in Matches How do you handle momentum shifts during long tennis matches? Momentum shifts can be mentally draining for some tennis players... These players sense a change in momentum as the match is slipping away and find it difficult to get back into the match …
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Bouncing Back After Losing a Match To a Lower Ranked Player A previous loss can complicate a tennis player’s focus. A tennis match is already full of potential distractions, but now you also need to overcome those thoughts of "the last time I played her..." When you are facing a player who beat …
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Mental Strategies to Manage Competitive Pressure “Why do I always melt down in tennis matches? I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” This is a common conversation in the office of a mental game coach. If we roll the tapes further, the conversation continues as such: “This always happens to …
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The Benefits of Being Mentally Tough Would you characterize yourself as a mentally tough tennis player? Are you able to quickly rebound from adversity or tough situations and raise your level of play? Or do you dwell on your mistakes and choke when under pressure? Many tennis players do not …
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