The Mental Game
BEWARE OF EXCUSE-MAKING
BOOK EXCERPT FROM “TENNIS: WINNING THE MENTAL MATCH” By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2010, all rights reserved Hard-fought, dragged out tennis matches often become stressful. We want to win but fear we might not. One means of escaping the pressure to win is by making excuses. As bad as losing is, it doesn’t seem so […]
NEVER ALLOW YOUR OPPONENT TO OBTAIN MOMENTUM
By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2010, all rights reserved EXCERPT FROM “TENNIS: WINNING THE MENTAL MATCH” Points tend to be won and lost in streaks. This happens because the players winning them start to feel good and play better while the players losing them start to feel bad and play worse. When the game is […]
WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOUR OPPONENT IS CHEATING
BY: Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2013, all rights reserved Getting a bad call may cost you a point, but your reaction may cost you the match! Our nervous systems are constructed such that feeling cheated calls forth emotions that are often out of all proportion to the simple loss of the point. Missing a forehand […]
Your Game Will Follow Your Emotions
BOOK EXCERPT FROM “TENNIS: WINNING THE MENTAL MATCH” By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2010, all rights reserved When you feel good, you are apt to play well; conversely, when you feel bad, you are likely to play poorly. Sport psychologists talk about the need to control emotion on court, but what they mean by this […]
Accelerate Your Efforts After Winning Your First Set
By Allen Fox, Ph.D. c 2010, all rights reserved Doing what comes naturally is not always a great idea when it comes to winning tennis matches. Case in point – what to do after you win a closely contested first set. Here you have expended a great deal of mental and physical energy getting the […]
