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 times, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Are Mental Skills Important in Baseball? Baseball is a mental and physical game. You can’t reach your potential as a baseball player if you only work on one aspect of your game. Yet many players only work on the physical aspects of the game, such as throwing mechanics, hitting technique, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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 verbally beat you down after an error, giving up a run … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Stay Patient when in a Hitting Slump Slumps are difficult to process for baseball players and one of the most frustrating experiences any player can have. One day you are hitting the cover off the ball, driving the ball in the gaps and piling up the hits. Then … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Remember the Past and Excel in Baseball “What is the difference between remembering the past and reliving the past?” One athlete recently asked this question about what to focus on: “I’ve been told to focus on the present moment if I want to play to the best of … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Focusing on Your Accomplishments Not Comparisons Have you or your athletes ever felt overwhelmed playing with older ball players? Aging up, being a newcomer on a travel team or making your high school or college team as a freshman can be overwhelming. Finding out where you fit in, battling for … Read Sport Psychology Tip