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Dec 2016

5m 45s

What Can Tennis Players Do To Be More Co...

Dr. Patrick Cohn

About this episode

In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn talks about ways to improve your confidence, focus and composure in tennis.

Listen to this month's tennis psychology podcast to learn how to improve your performance in tennis and other mental game barriers that limit your performance.

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