Improve Your Mental Game of Tennis with Sports Psychology Expert Dr. Patrick Cohn
Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome Are you or your players super competitive? That's a good thing, right? Every player wants to win... In sports psychology, we find that tennis players sometimes want to win so badly that they can't perform their best on the court. Highly competitive tennis …
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Give Yourself a Mental Edge Over Your Opponents Do you ever wonder why some tennis players tend to win close matches while other tennis players consistently blow a lead? Are you looking to gain a competitive advantage so you can pull off victories in the final set of tough matches? Many …
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How to Avoid Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Do you become frustrated when you lose the first few matches of the season? Do early season losses feel like a sign that you will have a bad season? No tennis player wants to start off the season on a bad note, but the first few matches of the season …
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Stop Worrying About What You SHOULD Do Do you find yourself struggling with your mental game, your expectations, when you have a play an opponent that is younger or has a lower UTR than you? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a …
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Staying Productive During a Downtime Tennis players have a lot of time on their hands due to the coronavirus pandemic. Extra time would seem to be something every person wishes to have, but more down time can create some problems for athletes. For instance, tennis players abide by a very …
Kenin Uses Feedback to Reach the Top In tennis, achieving mental balance is crucial for success... Balance between celebrating success and resting on your laurels...Balance between working hard and over-training...Balance between improving technique and over-analyzing technique...And balance …
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