How to Comeback From a Layoff With Confidence Layoffs are inevitable in the sport of tennis if you play long enough. Nagging injuries, season-ending injuries, illness and personal issues are some of the causes of layoffs in your athletic career. The duration of the layoff affects both your physical and mental readiness to return to your … [Read more...] about Get Mentally Fit for Tennis After a Layoff
Tennis Confidence
How Venus Williams Overcame Self-Doubt
Overcome Self-Doubt To Play Confident Tennis Venus Williams advanced to the final at the 2017 Australian Open, her first major final appearance since 2008. Despite her age of 36, not winning a major since Wimbledon in 2008, not equaling the success of her younger sister (Serena) and dealing with an autoimmune disease for the last six years, … [Read more...] about How Venus Williams Overcame Self-Doubt
How to Overcome Performance Anxiety in Tennis
What Do You Do After Performance Anxiety Hits You? In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Linda who wants to know what to do after performance anxiety hits in the middle of a match. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your mental game question for … [Read more...] about How to Overcome Performance Anxiety in Tennis
Andy Murray’s Olympic Win Without His A-Game
Winning Tennis When You Don't Have Your A-Game You know it's hard for athletes to perform at a high level week in and week out. Injuries, being tired or sick, technique flaws, a string of losses or bad weather are factors that may affect how well you play in a match. Many tennis players, if they are not firing on all cylinders early in a … [Read more...] about Andy Murray’s Olympic Win Without His A-Game
How to Cope with Slumps in Tennis
Get Through Performance Slumps In Tennis Tennis can be a long, demanding journey filled with a lot of ups and downs... When things are going well, it's easy to be excited about playing matches. Sometimes, when you are playing at your peak, you neglect to realize there will be tough times at some point. You fall into the trap of expecting … [Read more...] about How to Cope with Slumps in Tennis
Tennis Podcast: Overcoming Tentative Performances
Learning How To Relax in Tennis In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from James, who is a senior tennis player. Here's the question I received from James: "The problem is in my competitive tennis matches I just cant relax on important points and this happens often. I make … [Read more...] about Tennis Podcast: Overcoming Tentative Performances
Djokovic’s Mental Game Keys to Tennis Success
Mental Toughness Training Quick fixes... the magic bullet... easy solutions... Every tennis player searches for that one thing that will change his or her game and reap immediate success. Many tennis players dabble in various “magical” methods to have an immediate impact on their game. These tennis players attend tennis clinics, buy … [Read more...] about Djokovic’s Mental Game Keys to Tennis Success
Tennis Players Who Have Mental Meltdowns
Maintain Emotional Control During Big Tennis Matches Maintaining composure and managing on-court emotions are necessary for optimal performance and enjoying the game of tennis. Managing emotions doesn't mean you won’t get angry after a bad line call or a double fault. Emotions are a part of any competitive experience. Composure just means … [Read more...] about Tennis Players Who Have Mental Meltdowns
Tennis Podcast: When Can Players Start Mental Training?
Are You Read For Mental Training? In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis coach who has a student that is 4 years old and wants to know if she can start mental training. She is an advanced tennis player but when things get difficult she breaks down. Dr. Cohn … [Read more...] about Tennis Podcast: When Can Players Start Mental Training?
Winning Ugly When Not Playing Your Best
Wawrinka Wins Ugly At The 2015 Dubai Tennis Championship Winning ugly is still winning, but to win you first must stay in the game mentally to give yourself a chance. A lot of tennis players make a huge mistake when they are down early in a match... They make the faulty assumption that because they are not playing their best tennis they cannot … [Read more...] about Winning Ugly When Not Playing Your Best