How to Cope with The Pressure of Pitching Pressure and baseball or softball go hand-in-hand. From your first at-bat to your last at-bat, there is some degree of pressure. From the first pitch to the last pitch, you will experience pressure–it’s just part of the game. However, every player feels … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Use Visualization to Practice Skills For almost two months, the shutdown has kept baseball and softball players off the field and away from their teammates. Without having access to baseball facilities, many players are having difficulty staying actively engaged in baseball or softball. It’s not so easy to work on throwing … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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 game leads to another and another and another… … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Crabtree Led Duke to its 1st NCAA Regional Title “He was always ready.”~Conine Do you (or your athletes) get frustrated with playing time? Do you mentally “check-out” if you aren’t getting the playing time you want? Do you continue to work on your skills and the process, or do … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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. Visit our Sports Psychology site, Peaksports.com, and click … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How To Become a Clutch Hitter Are you are clutch hitter or do you choke with the game on the line? Some baseball players shudder at the thought of coming to the plate in the bottom of the ninth… You can feel the anxiety build as you sit in the … Read Sport Psychology Tip