Tennis is a marathon, definitely not a sprint.  The winner of grueling tennis matches often is the player who is tougher… MENTALLY!

All athletes must conquer fear. If fear swells inside an athlete’s mind, it will block the path to success and interfere with their ability to achieve their goals.

“You have to stop listening to naysayers. You have to believe in what you believe in, and you have to be mentally tough.”

Mental toughness is a hot topic in the sporting world. Great victories and individual achievements are often attributed to mental toughness and many successful athletes are held in high regard due to their mental toughness.

When it comes to confidence and sport, there is a common misconception, just as in life, there is a misconception about what it means to be brave.  Let’s first uncover what it means to be brave.

If focus is so crucial to athletic success and athletes know the need to focus, why do athletes continue to lose focus when games are on the line?

Are you able to manage your emotions in the heat of battle?   Have your runaway negative emotions cost you a set or even a match?

A high sport IQ is a great asset for athletes but emotional intelligence is a better predictor of athletic success. Emotional intelligence refers to an athlete’s ability to recognize, utilize, understand, and manage their emotions during competition.

Communication is a necessary skill to succeed in any endeavor in this world. In order to get what you want, you must be able to communicate in positive terms.

What are the phases of mental coaching based on the MGCP certification program?

Athletes progress from awareness to education to application when learning sports psychology skills.

Fear is the greatest limiting factor in tennis…

That’s right, not ability, not training, not your coach, not your practice facility, not your teammates, not your equipment, not your parents… It is fear that prevents you from achieving all you can in your tennis career.

Adversity can be the impetus for a golfer to rise up or the excuse for a golfer to be held back.

The reality is that every golfer, every athlete and every person faces their own adversity. Adversity comes in many forms and, sometimes, it is thrust upon you in large doses.

Tennis is a marathon, definitely not a sprint…

With the length of some matches, the victor may not be the one who is more physically gifted or technically sound. The winner of grueling tennis matches often is the player who is tougher… MENTALLY!

How aggressive are you in your tennis matches? Do you sit back and hope for your opponent to make mistakes and unforced errors?

The underlying reason for tentativeness is lack of confidence.

What’s the one ingredient that affects athletic performance the most?