How Can Prioritizing Your Team Improve Performance? Why Team Success Should Come First During the baseball season, it’s easy to get caught up in personal statistics. Home runs, batting average, strikeouts—these numbers feel tangible and measurable. But chasing stats can create a cycle of overthinking and pressing, making you less effective on the field. A … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Do You Improve Even When You’re Playing Well? When do you focus most on improving baseball performance? Many times, when players are in a rut, they spend hours working on their game. They look for ways to rebuild their mechanics and regain their rhythm. These players often ask for … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How do You Rebound from a Bad Game? Do you buy into the philosophy “If you lose, learn”? Many baseball players struggle to overcome losses, mistakes, and poor performances. After a poor performance, they tend to beat themselves up, causing them to lose confidence. When your mind gets stuck in the memories of … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How do you React After Losing Your Role on Your Team? A demotion, whether it’s losing your starting spot, getting dropped in the batting order, or being benched, can feel like a gut punch. It’s easy to take it personally or get angry at your coach, believing he is unfair. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Does Your Confidence Drop After Going Hit-Less? Batting averages, slugging percentages, RBIs, and runs scored are how baseball games are won or lost. Baseball is a numbers game. If you put up better numbers than the opposing team, you win. If you put up better numbers than your teammates, you … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Staying Mental Focused in the Field During ball games, what is your level of engagement when the ball is not in play or you are on the bench? Are you in the habit of “staying ready”? The difference between “staying ready” and “getting ready” is significant, often separating average players … Read Sport Psychology Tip