Do you have a hard time keeping your focus during tennis matches? Are you instead constantly distracted by your annoying opponent, his/her terrible line calls, spectators, players on the next court and a long list of other such things? If so, congratulations - you're human! Distractions are something that we all deal with
Do you struggle with wanting to try hard to win but you're worried about offending or annoying your opponent? Believe it or not this is a very common sentiment that tennis players have and in today's episode of the podcast I'll be sharing my thoughts on the topic.
Do you get angry and lose your temper on the court when you miss easy shots or lose to players you know you're better than? For so many tennis players a bad temper is a frustrating and embarrassing part of their game. Guess what?
Do you spend all of your time focused on what's happening on your own side of the net during matches? That's not good! Find out how to improve your "external focus" during competition as well as how to stay cool, calm and collected as you do so in today's episode of the podcast.
What is the difference between gamesmanship and sportsmanship exactly? What's the best way to deal with a player that is clearly using gamesmanship against you to try and gain a competitive edge? As you'll find out in this episodes of the podcast the real question at hand is: "what is the difference between gamesmanship and
Do you hate it when people watch you while you play? Do you get nervous, tight, and stop playing the type of tennis that you know you can? If so then you absolutely must catch this episode of the podcast in which Dr. Patrick Cohn is going to tell you how to overcome your anxiety.
Most tennis players know what good "mental toughness" looks like on the court but have no idea how to actually develop it for their own game. Sure, Nadal and Federer are both tough and focused, almost never cracking under pressure, but how do you actually get to that point? How can we train
Dr. Cohn is back on the podcast to share his knowledge and expertise in the area of sports psychology and mental toughness! Together we talk about three listener questions that were submitted via Facebook which include how to best prepare and play "monster" points during a match, how can you close out a
The only thing worse than missing an easy shot in tennis is having it put a seed of doubt into your mind about the next time you're in that same situation. Making mistakes is part of both tennis and life in general, but how can you keep their occurrence from destroying your confidence
It’s widely accepted that keeping a totally neutral exterior during tennis matches is the way to go when it comes to mental tennis, but in today’s show I’m going to give you a few reasons why that might not be the case! Sure, we can all come up with a
