The Tennis Psychology Podcast

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 is a Good Return of Servi...

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 is the Pacing of a Servi...

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:  How do You Refocus When Distr...

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...

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 serv...

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...

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...

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about his son who protects his lead in the match. Here's the question of the week: PETER: My son played a semifinal match and he was ahead 6-2 5-2 and playing amazingly. Then according to him, he started playing safe to close the match. The match went to a set tie break and lost 9-11 the set. He told us afterwards that he was bored at the...

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 ove...

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....

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader who takes micronaps during points and not finishing off the point. Here's the question of the week: OHN: I recently noticed that I sometimes take "micronaps" during points. Especially when I hit the ball well, I "reward" myself by resting, rather than aggressively preparing for the next shot. My guess is that this is because my conditionin...

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, LL...

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about how to help young tennis players retain their lessons. Here's the question of the week: CHRIS: My nephew and I have been hitting since he was 7.   The struggle is I've been trying to get him to attend to the basics like watching the ball and rotating his body as he swings at the ball. He seems to get it in our practice session, but t...

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 star...

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...

Are you over analyzing your strokes during the match and it causes you to be inconsistent? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Ethan. Here's what Ethan had to say about his game: "How do I stops overanalyzing my strokes? When I begin to miss shots during matches, I focus too much on fixing what's wrong and then I'm over t...

What do you do if you have a perfectionist doubles partner? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Nicole. Here's what Nicole had to say about her game: "How to focus on my own game and not worry about a perfectionist doubles partner who can have high expectation of me. She gets on my case when I don't play to her standards?...

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 men...

Do you worry too much about what others think about your game and thus you are worried instead of enjoying your tennis game? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Johs. Here's what Josh had to say about his game: "I worry too much about what others think of my game. How can I just play the game for fun and not worry about i...

How do you stop being hard on yourself when you're committing errors inside the court? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Barry. Here's what Barry had to say about his game: " How can I stop being so hard on myself and getting so frustrated when I miss shots? I'm a 3.5 player and love the game. When others miss shots or...

Are you super committed to doing your best on the tennis court and followed most of the metal game tips but still find yourself still struggling and face anxiety? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Mac. Here's what Mac had to say about his game: " If you are a very committed, determined, talented player following mental...

Do you feel your strokes are super tight during matches and does your game become heavily affected? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Cindy. Here's what Cindy had to say about her game: "My strokes feel tight when I play. It's like I can't finish the swing or swing fully in matches… How do I deal with playing tight whil...

Do you still know how to enjoy your tennis game and control yourself from being frustrated after making a mistake? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from John. Here's what John had to say about his game: "I would like to enjoy my tennis and stop the anger that overtakes me during USTA matches because of my lack of performanc...

Do you have a tennis player who is very confident but after facing a defeat starts to doubt himself? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Sharma. Here's what Sharma had to say about ner son's game: "My 14 yr. old son used to play very confidently. He has had some tough losses and now has begun to second guess his game. He...

Are you having trouble starting a point and you feel you have weak shots? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Tom. Here's what Tom had to say about his game: " I have trouble executing the initial shots at the beginning of the point. I seem to be my own worst enemy on these startup points. Either I don't execute them at a...