Do distractions cause you to become sidetracked during baseball or softball games? Are you anxious about what the outcome of the game might be? Do you tense up and put more pressure yourself to win? If you said yes, then you focus too much on results and not enough on the process. You … [Read more...]
How to Keep Practice Exciting
November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Keeping practice interesting is a big challenge for professional players that spend as much as eight hours a day practicing and playing ball. It’s also a challenge for amateur players who practice more than two hours at a time. When you are bored with practice, you don’t feel challenged enough. … [Read more...]
How to Think Less at the Plate
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The ability to swing your bat naturally and instinctively is critical to great hitting. The major purpose of batting practice is to trust your swing when it’s time to play the game. As you get more repetitions through practice, you develop a memory program for that movement. Soon with a lot … [Read more...]
6 Common Mental Game Errors For Hitters
October 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In my work, it’s important to help ball players be aware when they are making mental errors and also provide direction. You first have to know when there is a problem before you can address it. Great hitting requires you maintain a great attitude. Confidence, trust, and focus are the keys to … [Read more...]
Do You Step Up in Big Games?
October 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Most athletes train hard all year long to make it to the playoffs or a state level competition. It's clear to me that "the cream always rises to the top" during big games--the top athletes raise the level of their performance when they need it the most. I'm sure you're also aware that some athletes … [Read more...]
Use a Pregame Routine to Get Psyched Up
August 25, 2009 By 5 Comments
Most baseball players have a practice routine to improve your skills and build confidence. Most top athletes have specific routines they follow each day in practice to help them improve. Baseball players can also follow a specific routine before a game. They may eat the same pregame meal, arrive … [Read more...]
Do You Have Fragile Self-Confidence in Baseball?
August 18, 2009 By 5 Comments
Baseball confidence is an important mental game skill for all players to learn. Some baseball players struggle with fragile self-confidence. You have fragile baseball confidence when your confidence changes each moment depending on how you are playing in the game. Do you have to get a hit in order … [Read more...]
Baseball Mental Game and Overcoming Intimidation
August 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A common challenge in the mental game of baseball is self-intimidation. Self-intimidation happens when you compare yourself to your teammates or opponents prior to the game and feel less worthy than others. You essentially psych yourself out before the competition begins becasue your think you don't … [Read more...]
Players Who Can’t Get Out of Their Own Way
August 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Do you get in your own way on the field? When you get in your own way, you lose trust in your abilities. Trust allows you to let your skills happen, without thinking too hard about “how to” perform the skill. When you lose trust, you might think too much about your technique overloading your … [Read more...]
Professional Baseball Players and Frustration
July 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’m sure you’ve seen professional baseball players lose their cool during games. What causes players to lose their composure during competition? You can lose their composure for several reasons. You might lose your composure after making stupid errors, not meeting your expectations or feeling … [Read more...]
