Mental toughness for tennis players. articles for tennis players, coaches, and sports parents to improve performance and consistency.
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
Tennis Confidence Program What’s the key to playing your best tennis? Superior talent? Great coaching? tons of quality practice? Unrelenting determination? All of these are key, but they can only take you so far with your game. After which, you must master the secrets to a powerful mental
Learning From Mental Errors I don’t care how technically sound you are with your strokes, you can’t execute every shot perfectly. Even the pros miss shots. You will miss a few shots or not hit them dead center on the face of the racquet. You can view missed
When talking about mental toughness with my tennis kids, I make sure they understand the difference between confidence and expectation. They have different meanings; expectations are demands that you place on your game. You demand to not make any errors or to never double-fault for example. These expectations
The Mental Keys to Success In this short video, US Open winner Roger Federer discusses the three keys to success in tennis: He says you need a lot of these three components to be successful in tennis. If any one of these components is missing in your game,
Tennis psychology and lack of motivation and fun may have caused Safina to end her career in tennis. Dinara Safina was on the verge of quitting tennis earlier this year. A few bad losses got her thinking about her game. Safina reflected on her tough start this year: