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 …
How to Manage Expectations When Batting
Having Expectations can Harm Your Game How do expectations affect play on the field? Most softball players and baseball players understand how positive or negative expectations can hurt their game. After a bad outing on the mound, a couple of …
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World Champions’ Mental Toughness
How to Be Mentally Tough Adversity is inevitable in baseball and life. Adversity doesn’t discriminate; it strikes every athlete, every team and in every season. There are many different forms of adversity: InjuriesReduced playing …
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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The Mindset Needed for a Comeback
How to Have a Winning Mindset Your back is against the wall. It's win or go home. What's your mindset? How do you respond? This is not an easy situation to be in. If you haven't faced this scenario, you will at some time. The difficulty lies …
Why Big Games Become Overwhelming for Ball Players
How to Cope with Pressure “It’s Playoff Time!” Are you or your ball players excited or fearful? Playoff time is exciting for some baseball players but, for other players, playoffs are a nerve-wracking time filled with pressure. All season …
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