Tennis: Winning the Mental Match

by Allen Fox

Overview

TENNIS: WINNING THE MENTAL MATCH
Tennis is more difficult mentally than most other sports. It feels more important than it is; it has a diabolical scoring system; drawn-out competitive matches are highly stressful; and losing can be very painful. During competition emotions get out of hand, fears and nerves are hard to control, and confidence comes and goes. This book attacks these and other issues faced by players of all levels. Dr. Allen Fox’s solutions are logical and straightforward, and most importantly, they have been tested on court and they work.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013596153
Publisher:	Allen Fox
Publication date:	12/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	165
File size:	442 KB

About the Author

Allen Fox, Ph.D. won the NCAA singles while earning his B.A. in physics and being named All-UCLA and All-University of California Athlete of the Year. He remained at UCLA to earn a Ph.D. in psychology, and as a graduate student was is 3-time member of the US Davis Cup team, reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals, and won titles including the U.S. National Hardcourts, Canadian Nationals, and Cincinnati.
Dr. Fox coached the Pepperdine University teams to top-five NCAA rankings for 10 consecutive years. He presently coaches Igor Kunitsyn (career high of #35) on the ATP tour, and has consulted on strategic/psychological issues with players of all levels, including pros Dinara Safina, Sam Querrey, and Dimitri Tursunov, elite juniors, and recreational players. He is on the staff of the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, Ca.

Dr. Fox has authored two other books on tennis, “If I’m the Better Player, Why Can’t I Win?” and “Think to Win,” and a book on generalized achievement, "The Winner's Mind" (USRSA, 2005). He writes for Tennis Magazine and is a sought-after public speaker, having appeared at the national conferences of the USTA, USPTA, and PTR, and on the Tennis Channel with his popular One-Minute Clinics on psychology.

Editorial Reviews

"Allen describes problems that are real for players of all levels. His solutions are simple, honest, and most importantly, useful."

Book Cover - Jose Higueras

"Allen is very smart. What I learned from him at Pepperdine helped me greatly as a player and coach, some of it so subtle it didn't completely jell until years after I left school."

Book Cover - Brad Gilbert

"I can’t think of a single person in the tennis world—male or female, young or old, obstinate or open minded— for whom I have more respect than Allen Fox. The power of his ideas, the clarity of his mind, the originality of his thinking, the fundamental decency of the man—all of those traits and other attributes have made him one of the sport’s treasures, and a singularly far reaching authority on the game."

tennischannel.com - Steve Flink