Sports Psychology Question About Mental Toughness
In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about Mental Toughness for Tennis Players.
Are you a junior tennis player or do you have a junior tennis player that performs much better when they play older players in the men’s tournaments vs. players at their own age in the junior ranks?
Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week:
WILLIAM ASKS: “I’m a junior tennis player. I play better in men’s tournaments than I do in juniors because I feel no pressure to win. In the junior tournaments I tend to play really tight. I don’t want to lose because they are the same age and have no advantage over me. This makes me go for dumb shots and get really frustrated. Anything I can do to combat this?”
Watch the video below to hear what Dr. Cohn has to say about Mental Toughness for Tennis Players.
Video on Mental Toughness
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