Mental Keys to an At-Bat Routine What’s the mindset you need to have to have your best at bat? The ability to swing your bat naturally and instinctively is critical to great hitting. The purpose of batting practice is to trust your swing when it’s time to play the game. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How J.A. Happ Took Control of his Season Emotions can be friend or foe on the baseball field. Powerful emotions can give your performance a boost or be a hindrance in baseball games. Can you think of a negative event that stirs up intense negative emotions that hurt your play … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Are Nerves All Bad? Would you be excited to play in an important, pressure-filled ball game or would you feel anxious as the game approaches? What makes one player feel excited and another player feel anxious even though they are playing in the same game? More importantly, how do those … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Sonny Gray Prepares for Opening Day Are you prepared to play your best ball when the big moment arises? Playing big when the moment is big requires confidence. Preparation builds confidence and gives you a mental edge in big moments. Yet, many ball players are not ready for the … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Top Two Mental Skills for Ballplayers How many times have you heard “focus on one pitch as a time” or “control what you can control“? These two phrases are used with such frequency that they seem cliché and dismissed by many ballplayers. Athletes, ballplayers, coaches and general managers herald … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Cope with The Pressure of Pitching Pressure and baseball or softball go hand-in-hand. From your first at-bat to your last at-bat, there is some degree of pressure. From the first pitch to the last pitch, you will experience pressure–it’s just part of the game. However, every player feels … Read Sport Psychology Tip