Dr. Larry Lauer: Mental skills to improve your game

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 **sound effects from https:www.zapsplat.com