Perfectionism in tennis matches articles for tennis players, coaches, and sports parents to improve performance.
Helping Perfectionist Tennis Players Do you (or your players) struggle with playing competitors you are expected to beat? Do you start the match playing tight or stiff and you can’s swing freely, and thus drop a two or three games early? Do you compare your game to your
Manage Your Expectations on The Tennis Court When you lose your cool on the tennis court, do you give up, thank or start pushing the ball? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Sarah who needs help
Using a Growth Mindset to Improve Your Game In tennis, you can’t expect perfection… Actually, you can’t even attain perfection–it’s just not possible. Despite that well known fact, some tennis players are too focused on hitting perfect shots and not missing. Think of that proposition for a minute…
How to Overcome Perfectionism in Tennis In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about managing perfectionism in athletes. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or
Does Your Tennis Player Need Help With Composure? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis parent whose daughter gets emotionally upset during matches and blames poor play on changes that were made during practice. Dr.
Overcoming Frustration When Learning New Strokes In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Florian Meier, a high performance tennis coach and founder of www.onlinetennisinstruction.com. Dr. Cohn and Florian answer a question from a tennis parent: “During practice, my daughter gets