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Applied Sport Psychology and Mental Performance Insights

Written to help you improve your performance on the match court. Dive in.

Don't Terrorize Yourself — SS #7

Jun 17, 2024

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4 min read

Don't Terrorize Yourself — SS #7

Monitor your self-talk when you're competing.

Your Self-Worth and Tennis — SS #6

Jun 11, 2024

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6 min read

Your Self-Worth and Tennis — SS #6

What kind of relationship do you want to have with tennis?

A Good Partner is Hard to Find — SS #5

Jun 3, 2024

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5 min read

A Good Partner is Hard to Find — SS #5

In tennis as in life, it's difficult to find the right people.

So Is Basket Feeding Useless? — SS #4

May 27, 2024

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4 min read

So Is Basket Feeding Useless? — SS #4

I'm here to tell you that basket feeding (and blocked practice in particular) is an essential component of learning to play this game well.

Familiarity Breeds Complacency — SS #3

May 20, 2024

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4 min read

Familiarity Breeds Complacency — SS #3

Don't train your brain to get used to one type of incoming ball; that's what makes tennis so amazing—that players have different styles and produce different balls.

Say It With Me: "Realistic and Challenging" — SS #2

May 13, 2024

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4 min read

Say It With Me: "Realistic and Challenging" — SS #2

Stop wasting your time on the tennis court.

"I'm terrible at playing matches." — SS #1

May 6, 2024

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5 min read

"I'm terrible at playing matches." — SS #1

How to play better in matches, explained.

Improve your mental skills for tennis through evidence-based applied sport psychology.

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Disclaimer: Applied sport psychology is the non-clinical practice of sport psychology, psychology, counseling, and motor behavior to help with performance enhancement. No information on this website should be construed as clinical mental health information.

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