Episode description

For this milestone episode, Brian and Josh answered various questions from listeners of the podcast and shared feedback from listeners in different parts of the world and tennis community. Additionally, they reflected on the origins of the Tennis IQ Podcast, discussed what it means to reach the 100th episode of the podcast, and talked about how athletes can move on and continue to grow after reaching and celebrating their milestones. Lastly, they introduced a program where listeners can help to support the podcast through a new Patreon page (link below).  

Tennis IQ Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/tennisiqpodcast/membership 

Timestamps from the episode: 

Question from Charlie Ferber about the increased prevalence of sport psychology over the past decades, and growing interest in tennis players pursuing mental training - 6:35

Question from John Kelly about how to continue to grow as a tennis player and develop your game regardless of your age - 16:51

Questions from Steve Gulla about how to avoid playing it too safe, and about how to change to a new surface successfully - 24:50

Questions from Racquel Montemayor about how to play your game when your opponent isn't giving you rhythm, and best practices to handle the most frustrating moments of a match - 40:25

Feedback from Joav Burger - 53:29

Feedback from Barbara Cilli - 55:23

Feedback from John Wilcox - 55:58

Feedback and suggestion from Ian Richmond - 57:13

Announcement about new listener support program through Patreon - 1:01:51 

To learn more about Josh and Brian's backgrounds and sport psychology businesses, go to TiebreakerPsych.com and PerformanceXtra.com. If you have feedback about the show or questions on the mental game in tennis, email us at TennisIQPodcast@gmail.com or use the hashtag #tennisIQ on Twitter. Don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube or your podcast platform of choice (Spotify, Apple, Google, etc.) to stay up to date on future episodes.