Mental Paralysis with Analysis

by | Dec 22, 2012 | Tennis Tips

Mental paralysis with analysis? It’s possible to become too analytical in the middle of a match, (paralysis with analysis )which will keep you from letting your strokes take their natural flow, but you don’t want to shut down your analytical abilities,...

Five Mental Toughness Tips

by | 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...

Mental Tip

by | 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...

Self-Worth Theory in Achievement Motivation

by | 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...

Achievement Goals and Information Seeking

by | 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...

The Hierarchal Model of Achievement Motivation

by | Dec 21, 2012 | Tennis Tips

Goals and motivation? The Hierarchal Model of Achievement Motivation Achievement motivation has been conceptualized in many different ways. Our understanding of achievement-relevant effects, cognition, and behavior has improved. Despite being similar in nature, many...