by PerErik | Dec 22, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Five Mental Toughness Tips By Jeff Cooper, About.com Guide Most tennis players are all too familiar with the difficulty of the mental half of tennis competition. The power of the mind is evident at every level, from Goran Ivanisevic or Jana Novotna at Wimbledon to an...
by PerErik | Dec 21, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Mental Tip! 1. The best all-around mental repair tool is the simple phrase, “bounce -hit” It cures, at least temporarily, most of the big pitfalls. Whether you’re upset, angry, nervous, or just distracted, repeat this phrase to block out negative...
by PerErik | Dec 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Avoidance motivation? Avoidance Achievement Motivation In everyday life, individuals strive to be competent in their activities. In the past decade, many theorists have utilized a social-cognitive achievement goal approach in accounting for individuals striving for...
by PerErik | Dec 21, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Self worth and motivation? Self-Worth Theory in Achievement Motivation Self-worth theory states that in certain situations students stand to gain by not trying and deliberately withholding effort. If poor performance is a threat to a person’s sense of...
by PerErik | Dec 21, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Achievement motivation? Achievement Goals and Information Seeking Theorists have proposed that people’s achievement goals affect their achievement-related attitudes and behaviors. Two different types of achievement-related attitudes include task-involvement and...
