Testimonials
From the Court to the Sidelines: Feedback from Athletes, Parents, and Coaches
"Patricia has played a key part in my tennis journey. Her mental performance coaching helped me stay focused under pressure and build confidence during tough matches. The tools she taught me as a junior still guide me as I am trying to make my way on the professional circuit. I'm so grateful for her support and expertise over the past few years!"
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Hephzibah O.
"Patricia has helped me so much, I work with her 1 on 1 and attend her workshops. l've learned so many tools and strategies that l've implemented on the court and have helped me under pressure. Ive also learned more about myself and how I handle different situations. I definitely think her experience and expertise is super helpful and she definitely has made a major difference in my mental strength journey already."
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Emma D.
"I just wanted to say huge thank you for your amazing webinars.!
I watched every single one of them and learned so much!! As a parent I can't even express enough how grateful and appreciative I am of these talks.
Truly fantastic!!"
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Irina T.
"Working with me Patricia taught me a lot of new things about my tennis games. I started working with her during my college recruiting process, and she helped me get in contact with amazing coaches and schools. She guided me through the whole process and helped make everything easy, especially for me who was very stressed about the whole recuiting process. Not only did she help me with recruiting, but she also taught me ways to deal with my mental strength on and off court. She gave me new strategies and ideas that I could use to keep calm and collected on the court, and she helped me bring my tennis to the next level by fixing my mindset first."
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Maia M.
"Our son Ryan has had the privilege of working with Patricia for over 6 years.
Growing up, Ryan was nationally ranked as a top 10 player and currently attends George Washington University on a D1 tennis scholarship. We feel very fortunate that Ryan has had the amazing opportunity to be coached by Patricia throughout his tennis career. Her past experience as a professional player, passion for the game, and extensive coaching knowledge have all played a major role in Ryan's development - both on and off the tennis court. One of Patricia's many strengths is her ability to get the most out of her players by preparing them both mentally and physically for high-level competition. We truly believe Patricia is one of Canada's hidden tennis treasures!"
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Jose N.
"Selin loves the sessions and she feels she is able to apply them during her practice and matches. She won 5 out of 5 matches she played recently and qualified for provincials main draw. I would credit you for letting her have a deep dive into her mindset while practicing and playing. As sessions go she will get better."
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Siva V.
"Excellent webinar today with Leylah. Informative and conversational, with very good questions and moderating."
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Doug B.
"Patricia,
Thank you very much for your insights and information yesterday. It is great to know you have such a wealth of information and perspectives from multiple sides."
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Aleks I
"...what really impressed us is how much mature he becomes in the competition.
He kept calm and had great body language throughout out the matches. We can see what he has learned from you is definitely helping improve his mentality. Thanks very much... and ThumbsUp for your workshop!"
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Jun L.
"Thank you Patricia!
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It was incredible... can't wait for the next one!"
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Jelena K.
"Thank you so much for the awesome round table question and answer, on January 30th at the ORC. It was awesome for me because you really answered every question with such detail. It was great for any tennis parent. I am looking so forward to the next one!"
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Simone C.
"Patricia,
So excellent you are doing this.
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Anyone with the good fortune to hear you speak can trust they are getting better insight on the process than anyone in the business.
Having seen all sides your philosophy is timeless and valuable for anyone pursuing their limits in tennis."
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Tim B.
"We met Patricia Hy five years ago as the on court coach at the Ontario
Racquet Club. Her coaching went beyond teaching tennis skills, her energy and enthusiasm was contagious, and her professionalism was second to none.
Our daughter, Maya, was proudly aging out of U14 tennis. She was getting excited about U16/18 tennis, ITF tournaments, high school years were quickly there. As parents, we have already traveled the road of high
performer junior sport with Maya's older sister, who was national level athlete in her individual sport and was off to University. We knew tougher times were upon us.
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Yet the next couple of years were tougher than we could have imagined, with many ups and downs, exciting wins and disappointing losses, injuries, travel and absence from school adding more pressure to everyday life. There were times we all felt tired and frustrated. Around the same time, we learned that Patricia has decided to focus her energy on the mental aspect of tennis and we were happy she was able to start working with Maya.
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It has been about a year now that Maya is working with Patricia on the mental side of her tennis.
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They work together on strategies that develop skills to bring balance to tennis practice, competition and everyday challenges. She's learning how they are all tightly woven together.
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With the time we all started feeling more grounded and relieved as we knew Maya was in the right hands, we all were.
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Our team, coaches and us parents, is much stronger with Patricia on board.
I cannot think of anyone better for such a daunting task. Besides all her knowledge, Patricia brings her personal experience as a world-class player, on court coach, parent to teenage kids who are top junior players and trusting friend to us all.
Thank you, Patricia."
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Alex P.