How to Not Overthink on the Diamond What is the difference between making a few throwing errors and having the throwing yips? Do several wild pitches indicate you have or will eventually have the yips? An error can be frustrating, but that error doesn’t mean you will develop the yips. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Have Stable Confidence Are you a consistent performer? What is consistency? What contributes to consistency? When you believe consistency is pitching a shutout each game, giving up a run during a game will feel like a letdown and will hurt your performance. When you believe consistency is getting … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Control Your Focus and Control Your Performance How well do you manage distractions during a game? Do you use any mental strategies to deal with in-game distractions? A distraction is when your focus is pulled away from playing intuitively in the present moment. Practically anything can be a distraction during … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Different Ways to Make a Positive Impact Slumps are, no doubt, frustrating. When you can’t get a hit, you feel like you will never get on base. Even making contact with the ball seems difficult. When you are in a slump at the plate, your approach changes. You become more … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Simplify Your Thinking and Improve Your Game How difficult is it for you to throw the ball accurately? You probably don’t think about throwing much; It’s just something you do; a skill you have learned through practice and repetition. Conversely, when a player has the yips, turning off the thought … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Solution to a Slump is Mental, not Physical What is the main cause of slumps? If you were to look back at your past slumps or performance ruts, you would probably identify the inability to focus as the primary cause of staying stuck. Yet, when most ballplayers are in … Read Sport Psychology Tip