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Mental Game
Section Overview
It's too bad that more players don't put a fraction of the effort into developing the mental game that they do into obsessing about their strokes. Let's face it, for a lot a players, it just gets too scary.
Do you have the courage to actually take a hard look at yourself as a competitor? If you do, they you have the potential to raise your game, possibly by multiple levels. On Tennisplayer, we have the best coaches in the world who can help you do it.
Jim Loehr virtually invented the concept of mental toughness. His work has been so seminal and so influential, that top pro players routinely model themselves on his work without even knowing the original source. Taking your time between points, learning to stay positive with your body language--today there are hundreds of coaches and sports psychologists who appropriate his insights and terminology everyday.
Here you can see Jim's complete system, presented by the master himself. It's awesome. I know from my personal experience, and you can too.
Allen Fox is unique in tennis coaching, because he not only played at the highest levels of the game, he backed that up with a PhD in psychology from UCLA. That's an accomplishment I doubt will be equaled by any modern pro player. One of the fascinating aspects of this section of Tennisplayer is reading his work and seeing how it compliments, and also at time challenges, the perspective created by Loehr.
Alistair Higham is the most important new voice to appear in the field since Loehr and Fox. His work on momentum is truly original, unlike the work of so many coaches who are parroting the insights of others. Based on years of keen observation on the international tour at both the professional and junior level, Alistair's work allows us to comprehend the powerful but hidden forces that control virtually all competitive matches--and most interestingly to learn to how influence and/or shape these forces.
David Sammel
Statements
Locker Room Power: The Ladder of Gain
What is Locker Room Power?
John Sherwood
Crushing the Breaker
The Inside Out Backhand
Damien Lafont
Titans of Teaching Zone Tennis
Does the Zone Exist?
Head Fixation and the Mental Game
Kyle LaCroix
The Loser's Edge
Ben Loeb
Flowing in the Zone - NEW
Emotional and Mental Pitfalls
Techniques for Developing Confidence
Self-Acceptance and Confidence
Alistair Higham
Momentum:
An Introduction to the 5 Stages
When Momentum is Totallly With You
When Momentum Is With You
When Momentum Is Neutral
When Momentum is Totally Against You
When Momentum is Against You
Frank Giampaolo
Match Preparation
The Art of Winning
Parental Tennis Blunders
Joey Johnson
The Panic Signal
Resistance and Breakthrough Points
Jeff Greenwald
Walking the Mental Game Talk: Confidence
Walking the Mental Toughness Talk: The Gold Ball
The Mind of the Baseliner---and How to Transform It!
The Opportunity Attack
Integrating the Technical and the Mental Games
Mindfulness: Can You Actually Change Your Brain?
Why Can't I Play the Way I Practice?
Finding Pleasure in Pressure
Overcoming Negative Emotions
Allen Fox
Winning the Mental Match
Overcoming Choking
What is Choking?
The Problem of Finishing
The Reality of Perfectionism
Unrealistic Perfectionism
Reducing Stress
Defense Mechanisms
Why Emotions Can be Counter Productive
Why Do We Want to Win?
Jim Loehr
The Only Way to Win
American Junior Tennis
Confidence
The Power of Story
The Private Voice
What Our Academy Players Do
Our Academy
Introduction
Jim Loehr
Love the Battle: Rafael Nadal
Love the Battle: Pathways to Performing Under Pressure
The Ideal Performance State
The 16 Second Cure: Part 1
The 16 Second Cure: Part 2
Breathing and the Mental Game
Mastering Your Choking Response
From Positive to Negative
In Your Mind's Eye
Allen Fox
The Role of Optimism in Your Game
The Value of Optimism: Brad Gilbert
The Value of Optimism: Michael Chang
Fixing Stroke Phobias
Replacing Confidence with Discipline
Increasing Confidence
Self Belief
Personal Antagonism Doesn't Pay
Cliff Richey's New Book: Acing Depression
Should We Ban Recreational Drugs?
The Australian Open Final - and Your Game
The Diabolical Scoring System of Tennis
Breaking Down Your Opponent with Attitude
Keep the Goal in Mind
Thoughts on the Agassi Revelations
The Dangers Of Strong Emotions
Establishing Dominance
Choking, Even in the US Open Final
Becoming A Great Competitor
Even Champions Choke
Be Wary of Hidden Fear
Barry Buss
Offense As Defense
Dealing with Bad Line Calls
Keith Hayes
Head Hunting
The Best Tip Ever
Family Tennis
The Look
My Tennis Morning with Johnny Carson
The Anti-Champions
Conversations with Dr. Fox: An Advanced Degree in Tennis Theory
Jeff McCullough
Pathological Losers: My Vic Braden Interview
Rod Laver and The Mean Streak
A Practical Guide to Peak Performance: Part 2
A Practical Guide to Peak Performance: Part 1
John Newcombe
The Two Minds
Craig Kardon
What Is Confidence?
Michael Friedman
Concentration
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