Tennis Mental Game

Tennis mental game tips and articles for tennis players, coaches, and sports parents to improve performance.

Tennis Podcast: Boost Confidence in Juniors

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Boosting Self-Confidence in Young Players Many young tennis players lack self-confidence in their game. In this psychology session, you’ll learn: How Dr. Cohn helps sports parents and coaches improve their tennis players’ confidence. Dr. Cohn teaches you how to boost tennis confidence in your young athletes. You’ll have to

Tennis Confidence vs. Match Confidence

Tennis Psychology

Taking Practice Confidence to Matches Do you play tennis with a ton of confidence in practice, but have trouble taking your practice game to matches? If so, you are not alone. Many of my players are more comfortable in their practice routines than in matches. They lose trust

Tennis Podcast: Focusing During Practice

Tennis Psychology Podcast

Improving Focus While Playing Many tennis players struggle with keeping the same level of intensity in practice as in matches. Some players have a hard time staying focused during practice. In this week’s tennis psychology session, you’ll learn: How to keep your focus in practice and in matches. Dr. Cohn teaches you

5 Reasons Tennis Players Choke in Matches

Tennis Psychology

Why Do Players Under Perform? What’s the number one mental game skill tennis players want to learn about? According to my tennis psychology survey, you and other tennis players want to learn how to play as well in matches as you do in practice. I was not surprised…

Azarenka: Better Mental Game Gets 1st Win

Tennis Psychology

Improving Your Mental Game Victoria Azarenka won her first WTA singles title beating Marion Bartoli in straight sets at the Brisbane International tournament. An improved mental game of tennis helps her earn first victory. Azarenka reached four finals in her career, all of which she lost. However, Azarenka

Expectations And The Mental Game of Tennis

Improving Your Mental Game

Use Mental Training To Temper Your Expectation High expectations can sink young tennis players’ confidence. Let’s start with some definitions. Expectations are kids’ judgments about their performance, usually based on end-results or statistics. Confidence is athletes’ belief in their ability. Confident tennis players with a strong mental game