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Sport Psychology


Physiological arousal: why your strokes disappear when you're nervous

Physiological arousal: why your strokes disappear when you're nervous

Why what happens in your body is incredibly important for tennis players.

May 25, 2026

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4 min read

This is why you always play "careful" and "scared" tennis

This is why you always play "careful" and "scared" tennis

How performance anxiety impacts your decision making.

May 18, 2026

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4 min read

Are you responsible for your child's struggles on the tennis court?

Are you responsible for your child's struggles on the tennis court?

More often than not, the parents and coaches are the problem.

Feb 9, 2026

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5 min read

Inconsistent mental performances?

Inconsistent mental performances?

Don't get overwhelmed. Know which mental skills to apply.

Jan 12, 2026

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6 min read

Choose mastery over ego

Choose mastery over ego

How you view competition has a major effect on your performance.

Dec 29, 2025

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5 min read

Mantras don't work

Mantras don't work

Stop mumbling useless phrases to yourself

Dec 22, 2025

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4 min read

How Novak Djokovic Trains Mental Skills — SS #70

How Novak Djokovic Trains Mental Skills — SS #70

How does the best player ever train his mental skills?

Dec 8, 2025

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5 min read

The Lenses Through Which You See Your Tennis — SS #69

The Lenses Through Which You See Your Tennis — SS #69

The highest ROI area in tennis.

Dec 1, 2025

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3 min read

Why Self-Compassion Isn't Weakness — SS #68

Why Self-Compassion Isn't Weakness — SS #68

Possibly the most misunderstood part of high performance.

Nov 24, 2025

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3 min read

What the hell is Mental Performance? — SS #66

What the hell is Mental Performance? — SS #66

Bad communication, poor marketing, and a new-ish, emerging field.

Sep 29, 2025

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4 min read

The Science of Fight or Flight: Why You Freeze or Choke in Matches — SS #61

The Science of Fight or Flight: Why You Freeze or Choke in Matches — SS #61

Understand what goes on in your brain—and learn strategies to overcome it.

Jul 21, 2025

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11 min read

A Foundational Skill: Self-Talk — SS #60

A Foundational Skill: Self-Talk — SS #60

You'll be surprised at how effective this simple skill is.

Jul 14, 2025

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7 min read

Information Without Application is Worthless — SS #54

Information Without Application is Worthless — SS #54

You are drowning in applied sport psychology.

May 12, 2025

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6 min read

Crumbling Confidence on the Tennis Court — SS #53

Crumbling Confidence on the Tennis Court — SS #53

Being vague doesn't help.

May 5, 2025

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8 min read

The problem with UTR

The problem with UTR

A UTR obsession is playing havoc with tennis players around the world—and causing damage to junior development.

Apr 28, 2025

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5 min read

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Match — SS #51

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Next Match — SS #51

Prepare and perform well.

Apr 21, 2025

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10 min read

Concentration is a Trainable Skill — SS #49

Concentration is a Trainable Skill — SS #49

Here's how you can improve your concentration (it takes effort).

Apr 7, 2025

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10 min read

Folk psychology or sport psychology?

Folk psychology or sport psychology?

Most tennis players don't know how mental skills can help—or what applied sport psychology even is.

Mar 31, 2025

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5 min read

Stopping Negative Thoughts Doesn't Work — SS #47

Stopping Negative Thoughts Doesn't Work — SS #47

Try this instead—there's more evidence that it might be helpful to you.

Mar 24, 2025

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9 min read

Do You Confront Your Tennis Fears — SS #46

Do You Confront Your Tennis Fears — SS #46

Do you face your tennis problems head on... or run from them?

Mar 17, 2025

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9 min read

Cognitive-Behavioral Training for Tennis — SS #44

Cognitive-Behavioral Training for Tennis — SS #44

Uncover the core beliefs holding back your performance.

Mar 3, 2025

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9 min read

Gimmicks, Hacks, and Tricks — SS #41

Gimmicks, Hacks, and Tricks — SS #41

"Use this one mental HACK to improve your confidence in SECONDS!"

Feb 10, 2025

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9 min read

More Ways to Build Self-Confidence in Your Tennis — SS #40

More Ways to Build Self-Confidence in Your Tennis — SS #40

Persuasion, arousal, and sensations.

Feb 3, 2025

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7 min read

How To Build Self-Confidence in Tennis — SS #39

How To Build Self-Confidence in Tennis — SS #39

Useful tips from the applied sport psychology research on how to play with confidence on the tennis court.

Jan 27, 2025

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12 min read

The Mental Skill that Sets Novak Djokovic Apart — SS #38

The Mental Skill that Sets Novak Djokovic Apart — SS #38

Here's the proof.

Jan 20, 2025

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15 min read

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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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