Using Sports Psychology to Get Back on Track How is it that, for some ball players, one bad game can cause them to lose confidence affecting future performances? Some ball players have great difficulty bouncing back from a bad game. One bad …
Overcoming Negative Self-Talk for Ball Players
How to Control your Self-Talk Athletes can talk themselves out of a lot of things. The biggest obstacle for ball players is not the opposition, but the content of their self-talk. You could have all the talent in the world but if you doubt your …
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When Ball Players Expect to Make Routine Plays
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 …
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How Wilson Contreras Improved His Mental Game
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, …
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Athletes Who Are Self-Critical After Games
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 …
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How Beliefs and Attitude Influence Ball Players’ Confidence
Developing a Positive Attitude to Improve Success What affects your baseball confidence the most? Some may say your thoughts and it is very true that your thoughts affect confidence. Think about making mistakes and your confidence drops while …
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