Tennis mindset tips and articles for tennis players, coaches, and sports parents to improve performance.
How Do You Push Beyond Your Current Level and Play? Summary: Leveling up your tennis game starts with mastering the mental side of competition. Negative messages—whether from coaches, parents, social media, or your own self-talk—can hold players back and weaken confidence. To reach the next level, tennis players
How Do Tennis Players Stay Mentally Strong Under Pressure? What does it mean to be “solutions-oriented” during a competitive tennis match? Too often, players don’t stop thinking of what isn’t working or mistakes earlier in a match. They are over-focused on problems: “My first serve isn’t working,” “I
In this episode, we discuss tennis players who worry too much about what coaches and others think and how this affects performance. In the Tennis Psychology Podcast, mental performance coaches Dr. Patrick Cohn and Jaclyn Ellis discuss unique challenges for tennis players and how to improve your mindset for tennis.
Mindset of an Underdog What do you focus on when you are the underdog in a match or are playing a higher-ranked opponent? When you play top tennis players, are you overcome by the fear of losing? Do you expect to lose the match? Do you play it
What is the “I-Have-Nothing-to-Lose” Mindset? What is the upside of having that approach for competitive tennis matches? The “I-Have-Nothing-to-Lose” mindset refers to competing with a fear-free mental state. Playing with a nothing-to-lose mindset is liberating. The fear of failure or negative outcomes is no longer front and center
Welcome to the Tennis Psychology Podcast by Dr. Patrick Coach of Peak Performance Sports. Dr. Cohn and his team of mental performance coaches work with junior to professional tennis players to help them reach their goals and play more consistent tennis. In the podcast, Dr. Cohn will discuss service