How to Take Your Practice Hitting Into The Game
In our mental training video in the “Sessions With Doc” series, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about how ball players can take their cage batting into games.
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Joanne wrote in and asked:
“My son is struggling with bringing his practice batting to the game. Is this a confidence thing? In practice, his mechanics are perfect. In games, he changes his hand position and cant hit. Can you advise me so I can pass it on to my son?”
What changes from practice to game time? Is there a fear of failure or embarrassment?
In this video, you’ll learn:
How to take your practice batting to games.
Watch the video below if you (or your players) struggle with taking their cage hitting into the game!
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