Does Performance Anxiety Hurt Performance? Performance anxiety isn’t just about nervousness; it’s a physiological and mental response to stress or pressure. When you become anxious, your heart rate increases, muscles tense, breathing shortens, and your ability to focus narrows. When you are ill-equipped to manage anxiety, even routine plays become … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Does Your Confidence Drop After Going Hit-Less? Batting averages, slugging percentages, RBIs, and runs scored are how baseball games are won or lost. Baseball is a numbers game. If you put up better numbers than the opposing team, you win. If you put up better numbers than your teammates, you … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What Guarantees Can You Count on During The Season? In baseball, there are no promises. You are not guaranteed a starting role throughout the season. Additionally, your health is not guaranteed, regardless of how well you take care of your body. Even when you are inserted into the lineup, you … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Staying Mental Focused in the Field During ball games, what is your level of engagement when the ball is not in play or you are on the bench? Are you in the habit of “staying ready”? The difference between “staying ready” and “getting ready” is significant, often separating average players … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What Exactly Does “Trusting the Process” Mean? “Trust the process” is a phrase repeated countless times by athletes and sports teams over the last decade. The problem is that saying the words and believing in what you are saying are two different things. Many athletes haphazardly use the phrase when … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What Causes a Defensive Slump in Baseball? With hitting, both mental and physical factors contribute to performance slumps. Sometimes, your mechanics are off, you’ve fallen into bad habits at the plate, or you are not fully comfortable in the batter’s box since you recently tweaked your mechanics. Defensive slumps, on … Read Sport Psychology Tip