Baseball Mental Game

Stop Worrying and Play the Game

Your Mindset During Crunch Time

Social Approval And Your Performance Many baseball players don’t want to let teammates, parents or coaches down, and this causes them to worry too much about what others think about their game. For example, do you worry too much about what your coach thinks about your batting technique or about … Read Sport Psychology Tip

The Mental Game of Pitching

Baseball Psychology

Do You Perform Freely in Games? Are you able to perform freely and let your performance happen in games? This is a common challenge among all baseball players, including pitchers. You may try to “fix” your pitching technique after a wild pitch. Some players become too mechanical and over think … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Mental Toughness Helps Tigers’ Hang Onto Lead

Game Excitement

Keeping Your Lead When Winning Does your team seem to relax when they have a big lead? For many teams, maintaining the lead and finishing off the game is hard to do. Finishing a game strongly is primarily mental, not physical. Physical skills can only carry your team so far. A … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Mental Keys to Staying in the Moment

How Successful Softball and Baseball Teams Deal with Key Injuries

Improving Your Concentration The ability to concentrate is critical to successful performance in all sports, especially in baseball. Each game requires you to turn your concentration on and off several times. When it is time to go to the plate, you have to turn on the concentration. When you’re in … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Stop Worrying About What Others Think

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Worry Too Much About What Others Think? Sports psychology and mental toughness expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn teaches you how to reduce pregame performance anxiety. Are you worried about what others might think if you make errors? Do you wonder if others are watching you and evaluating your game? In this video you’ll … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Pregame Jitters: Are They Helpful?

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Do Pregame Jitters Affect Your Game? Sports psychology and mental training expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, teaches players and coaches about mental preparation for sports and how to use pregame jitters to your advantage. Do you become so stressed prior to games that you are nervous and filled with tension? In … Read Sport Psychology Tip