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Dr. Larry Lauer: Mental skills to improve your game

Dr. Larry Lauer: Mental skills to improve your game

FromBaseline Intelligence with Jonathan Stokke


Dr. Larry Lauer: Mental skills to improve your game

FromBaseline Intelligence with Jonathan Stokke

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Larry Lauer is our guest for the fifteenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Larry is the mental skills specialist for the USTA Player Development program. He was also an assistant coach for Michigan State and helped the team reach the NCAA tournament in 2013.
We talk:
1:14 What is a mental skills coach?
3:07 Mental toughness
5:07 Resilience
10:30 Making your practices challenging
15:39 Handling match nerves
21:35 Seeing the big picture
24:26 Taking time to practice mental skills
29:59 Why people neglect working on their mindset
32:43 Taking practice skills to the match
35:19 Maintaining focus during a match
36:21 Handling cheaters
40:35 Differences between pros and amateurs
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Released:
Jun 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Baseline Intelligence is a podcast dedicated to providing a broad array of insights and perspectives for both highly competitive and recreational tennis players. In addition to comprehensive discussions related to proper technique, helpful practice, training and strategy recommendations, this podcast explores the dimensions of important mental training, and the application and interpretation of meaningful tennis analytics. Just as important, this podcast aims to be a fun, entertaining and informative listen that includes candid interviews with top ATP and WTA players, up-and-coming tour players, top NCAA men’s and women’s tennis coaches, and other leading voices in the world of tennis.