Mental Game of Baseball Tips For Players, Coaches, & Parents
Use Positive Self-Talk to Increase Trust in SKILLS How would you characterize your self-talk during a ball game? In other words, is your self-talk primarily positive or negative before you practice or play in games? Does your self-talk become …
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Use Visualization to Practice Skills For almost two months, the shutdown has kept baseball and softball players off the field and away from their teammates. Without having access to baseball facilities, many players are having difficulty …
Mental Keys to Stable Confidence One sure-fire way of killing confidence is to be excessively hard on yourself after a bad game. Berating yourself or focusing on mistakes hurts your confidence greatly. Imagine if you had a coach that …
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Developing a Positive Attitude to Improve Success What affects your baseball confidence the most? Some may say your thoughts and it is very true that your thoughts affect confidence. Think about making mistakes and your confidence drops while …
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The Psychology of Hitting Slumps Slumps are inevitable in baseball, but slumps can still be mentally draining for some players. Slumps can cloud your perspective causing you to call into question your ability to produce on the diamond like you …
