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 routines and return of service routines. In this podcast, you learn: What do Your Do When up in the Match, but your tendancy is to slam on the breaks and play protective tennis? Resources Tennis Players and Parents Learn about Mental Game Coaching For Tennis Players Download our a FREE Me ..read more

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 player to help them reach their goals. In the podcast, Dr. Cohn will discuss service routines and return of service routines. In this podcast, you learn: What is a Service Routine in Tennis? How do you develop a service routine and return of service routine that will improve consistency in performance? Resources for Tennis Players and Parents Learn about Mental Game Coaching For Tennis Players Download o ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about why tennis players can hit the ball well in practice but not their matches. And do the yips exist in tennis? Here's the question of the week. SHERRY: "How can I overcome the yips on my forehand during competition? I seem to be able to hit it just fine during the warmup, but during matches I find myself tightening up and not swinging freely or normally. Why do my strokes change in matches?" Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental skills for success in sports. We work with athletes in all sports ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about how to manage anxiety and stress when playing tennis. JENNY: "I get really bad anxiety and stress playing tennis. I do enjoy playing it and practicing it, but I don’t really enjoy the competitive side because of all the stress it gives me. Instead of doing tennis, I was maybe deciding on doing track instead. I’m pretty good at that too and not scared. It’s fun and I enjoy it. I’m just scared that I might regret doing track in the future and not tennis. I would just really like some advice." Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athl ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about helping his young athlete with fragile confidence. Here is the question of the week: ELVIS: I am a parent of an 8-year-old daughter, who makes a lot of unforced errors. I train her myself, even though I do not have formal tennis education. Last game, a junior's semifinal, she made 10 unforced errors within 10 points overall (10-7 overall score for her opponent). I wonder if there is any chance for these mentally fragile kids to succeed and became champions eventually based on your experience? Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps at ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about how to stop pushing and instead switch to playing more offensive tennis. Here's the question of the week: LUCY: I’ve won a lot of matches pushing the ball and driving all my opponents insane! Now, I finally learned to hit a forehand and I have a complete game in practice.  BUT when I compete, I go back to my default mode of pushing. I know I can win pushing. But I can't beat the top players doing it. How do I change my mindset from defense to offence in matches? Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers impr ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about how to turn around a match when down. Here's the question of the week: TOM: I’m not sure if you’ve covered this subject before….  I’ve seen a tennis player get run over but not out of the match. Like they get beat 6-1, 5-2 and they turn the match around and beat the opponent. How the heck do they do that? Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental skills for success in sports. We work with athletes in all sports - junior to professional - via video mental coaching from anywhere in the world. Pl ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader who is thinking about quiting tennis because her mental game is not up to speed with her physical game. Here's the question of the week: ALEX: Yesterday I experienced a pretty tough loss against an opponent I had won over earlier this year. 6-1, 5-1 was the score when I had two match points. I guess I was afraid of winning, but I also started to think about the future and how nice it would be to go out for dinner and play another match tomorrow. I basically forgot to think about my game plan and win the match. Should I quit because of ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about how to not let important points derail your mindset for the match
. Here's the question of the week: HENRY: Most times when I lose a critical point, I Iose all rhythm and feel for the ball. I will lose all confidence and ability to play at a high level. I will usually drop several games in a row and eventually the match. I have tried many different things to overcome this. I am hoping to find guidance to improve my game. Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental skills for success in sports. We wor ..read more

How do your improve your mental state inside the tennis court? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Lucas. Here's what Lucas had to say about his game: "Can my mental game on the court be improved or am I just stuck with it? How do I get my mental game to be better and more effective? And what is the difference between mental training and mental toughness?" Listen to the podcast to hear what Dr. Cohn has to say about how mentalgame of tennis helps in improving your tennis skill inside the court. Resources for Athletes ..read more