{"id":7921,"date":"2022-04-28T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=podcast&p=7921"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:24","slug":"leaders-performance-podcast-the-pitfalls-to-avoid-in-mental-skills-training-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/leaders-performance-podcast-the-pitfalls-to-avoid-in-mental-skills-training-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Performance Podcast: The Pitfalls to Avoid in Mental Skills Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Larry Lauer, a Mental Skills Specialist with the United States Tennis Association [USTA], has seen where things have gone wrong in the past.<\/h4>\n

\u201cMaybe too much mental training in the past has been \u2018here\u2019s a few ideas \u2013 throw them up against the wall and see what sticks\u2019,\u201d he tells the Leaders Performance Podcast.<\/p>\n

Larry has come on to discuss how the USTA has embedded mental skills training in its coaching programs and delve into:<\/p>\n

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  • How mental skills feeds into the technical and tactical elements of tennis [9:00];<\/li>\n
  • The importance of social learning between juniors and older players [20:40];<\/li>\n
  • Bringing mental skills to life and tracking progress [24:00];<\/li>\n
  • How the role of the mental skills coach will evolve [34:30].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n