What Goes Through Your Mind During Crunch Time? When the game is on the line, and you are at the plate or on the mound, do you feel excited about the challenge or overwhelmed by the circumstances? Many baseball and softball players feel that performing in the clutch is reserved … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How To Be Consistent Do you struggle to maintain consistency as a hitter? Any ball player will tell you the key to success is consistency, but many of those players aren’t able to identify how to achieve consistent results. In our Softball and Baseball Mental Toughness Survey, a player sent … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Persistence Vs. Patience What’s the difference between patience and persistence? Patience implies waiting for something to happen, while persistence is the ability to make something happen. Since results never happen overnight, patience is necessary. If you want to raise your batting average by 25 points, of course, you need to … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Living Up to Your Potential Knowing you have the skills and have been highly productive in the past yet falling well short of your capabilities has caused many players to quit playing sports altogether. Being patient and persistent is difficult when you consistently fall short of your potential. A coach … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Trust in Your Abilities How has overthinking affected your performance in past baseball or softball games? Many players overthink at the plate, on the mound, or in the field. These players experience excessive nervousness, fear of making mistakes, and freezing under pressure. The frustrating part is that these players have … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What Is Your “Why”? Have you ever questioned when you might get your big opportunity to play? Does this sound familiar… You work hard in practice, day after day. You put in extra time in the batting cages. You spend time and money on a private coach to refine your … Read Sport Psychology Tip