How to Trust in your Skills “Try to do less” sounds like a phrase for the lazy. In baseball, athletes are always trying harder in training… spending more time in the batting cages, taking extra fielding practice, expanding pitching repertoires improving accuracy on throws, … [Mental Game of Baseball Article...]
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How to Achieve your Potential A lot of baseball players have come to ask, “How can I achieve my potential as a player?” Athletes hear the term “potential” all the time… “He has a lot of potential.” “His potential is unlimited.” Ball players hear about “having a lot of … [Mental Game of Baseball Article...]
Riding Ups and Downs for Ball Players
Slumps Are Only Temporary Do you have full trust in your skills when you play in a game? When you are “in a slump,” do you have the necessary trust in your abilities and confidence that you will break out quickly? It is easy to have trust in your game when things are … [Mental Game of Baseball Article...]
How to Cope Better with Adversity on the Ball Field
Approaching Adversity with a Positive Mindset Getting benched and becoming a starter… Ups and downs… Streaks and slumps… All these variables affect ball players differently. Let’s face it, no ball player wants to go through demotion, slump and other adversity during the … [Mental Game of Baseball Article...]
One Mental Trap for Ball Players
Focus on the Process It’s all about focusing on the process…. This may be one of the most over-used terms in sports, but it is the most important concept when it comes to performing to the best of your abilities. Baseball players can become consumed by stats. “I need … [Mental Game of Baseball Article...]
When Ball Players Expect to Make Routine Plays
Expectations and Pressure Players Feel To be Perfect Part of baseball that players dream about is making flashy plays; fully laying out to snag a line drive, throwing out a player at home, diving for a ground ball to throw out a runner, hitting a walk-off single, etc. Many … [Mental Game of Baseball Article...]