How to Develop Confidence in Baseball Confidence is the great equalizer. Confidence for a baseball player magnifies their talents and abilities to produce on the field... Think of how a magnifying glass works... If you place a tiny bug under the glass, it brings to the surface all its … [Read more...]
How Your Mental Game Affects Your Performance in Baseball
Improving Your Mental Game in Baseball When is extra batting practice not enough? When is off day training not enough? When is strength training not enough? When is eating the right foods not enough? When is additional fielding practice not enough? When it comes to peak baseball … [Read more...]
One Baseball Myth About Playing with Nerves
Using Nerves to Fuel Your Confidence Is it possible to be nervous and confident simultaneously during a baseball game? Baseball players are often placed into two categories: "chokers" and "clutch" or, to say it another way, the "nervous player" and the "confident player." This implies you are … [Read more...]
How to Play Big Baseball in Big Moments
Overcoming Pressure in Big Games Every baseball or softball player hopes to play big in big moments. All players dream of coming up big when the pressure is on... Getting that BIG hit late in the game to start a rally... Making that BIG pitch to get out of trouble with runners in scoring … [Read more...]
Why 110% Effort Doesn’t Work for Ball Players
Trust Your Skills in Games, Not Try Harder Is it possible to try too hard in a baseball or softball game? Unfortunately, many ball players try to do too much. The sporting world praises effort as the key to success and it is, within reason. Some players respond to pressure moments by trying … [Read more...]
How to Manage Your Nerves for Ball Players
Overcoming Nervousness in Games Excessive nervousness is a baseball or softball player’s enemy... For some ball players, excessive nervousness occurs prior to and during every game. Not only can excessive nervousness cause you to perform poorly, it can ruin your ball game experience... There … [Read more...]
Three Mental Keys to Focusing on the Diamond
Overcoming Distractions in Baseball and Softball How often do you play at your peak or have a perfect game in baseball or softball? Do you find yourself playing one good game and following up that performance with several average games? This inconsistency between games has nothing to do with … [Read more...]
Mental Game Lessons From the Indians’ 22 Game Winning Streak
The Indian's Mentality During a Winning Streak Being in the middle of a winning streak or being in the zone is the desire of all baseball players. When you are riding the wave of peak performance, baseball is exciting. You can’t wait to go to the park. In the midst of a win streak, pitchers … [Read more...]
How to Stay Confident When Not Winning
Mental Skills to Stay Confident When Losing Overcoming obstacles and performing well at the end of the season is the hallmark of championship players. When the pressure is on and your team is fighting for a playoff spot, your team needs as many players as possible performing at their … [Read more...]
Using Your Mind to Break Out of a Slump
Using Mental Toughness to Overcome a Slump When you are in the middle of a slump or a string of inconsistent performances, you might feel it's hard to turn things around... You feel trapped in a never-ending revolving door of mediocrity. Even though you have played great in the recent past or … [Read more...]
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