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 course of the season. When faced with being … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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 this … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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