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Awareness is a tricky thing and runs much deeper than our conscious state, so you have to reflect on your experiences to really see what is happening.

Wimbledon is one of the most amazing experiences of my life - watching mental skills at the most intense levels. Grass court tennis is incredible.

When you are winning, the hardest part is keeping the lead. Or you take the lead, and now you have to keep it. Or worse, you lose the lead, and now what?

Female coaches remain exceedingly rare in pro tennis. In 2014 when Amelie Mauresmo was hired by Andy Murray, she became the only female to coach a top pro on the men’s tour. In a New York Times [...]

Thursday Women’s Semifinal  Thursday was a tough day for Serena Williams. Not only did she lose to Karolina Pliskova in the semifinals but she also lost her #1 ranking and has to wait to [...]

When I ask clients this question, they scratch their head and go, “huh?” I wear…I bring…late…early…these are some of the answers I get. I usually follow this [...]

I train a lot of tennis coaches and I also work with amateur and professional tennis players. From both sides I hear a lot of chatter about what coaches think (perception) is going on with their [...]

Lately I’ve been talking a lot about ‘routines’ and my Beating the Tennis Demons System ™. When I train athletes and coaches on my system I talk about pre-performance routines [...]

You’ve probably heard me say that practice and competition take a different mindset. Practice is where you…practice! You make mistakes. You think analytically. You enhance physical [...]

Last week I talked about how music can help you become a better tennis player and athlete. I talked about how music elicits emotion, how music distracts and the affect of arousal/energy on [...]