Staying Confident At The Plate Doubt and indecision will ruin your confidence at the plate. I call this “wishy-washy hitting.” Players who engage in wishy-washy hitting have trouble making decisions and can’t decide on a specific plan for …
Matt Garza: Controlling Game Time Emotions
Impacts of Anger And Frustration Baseball players can experience highs and lows during competition. Players can experience highs such as the joy of connecting with the ball at the plate, catching a fly out ball or sliding into home base. …
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Do You Have Fragile Self-Confidence?
Taking Control of Your Confidence Baseball confidence is an important mental game skill for all players to learn. Some baseball players struggle with fragile self-confidence. You have fragile baseball confidence when your confidence changes …
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Baseball Mental Game and Overcoming Intimidation
A common challenge in the mental game of baseball is self-intimidation. Self-intimidation happens when you compare yourself to your teammates or opponents prior to the game and feel less worthy than others. You essentially psych yourself out before …
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Players Who Can’t Get Out of Their Own Way
Do You Get in Your Own Way on The Field? When you get in your own way, you lose trust in your abilities. Trust allows you to let your skills happen, without thinking too hard about “how to” perform the skill. When you lose trust, you might …
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Professional Baseball Players and Frustration
Keeping Your Composure During Games I’m sure you’ve seen professional baseball players lose their cool during games. What causes players to lose their composure during competition? You can lose their composure for several reasons. You might …
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