Understanding The Pressures of Pitching Being a pitcher is a demanding, challenging position on a baseball team. Pitchers have a lot of pressure on them to win. In fact, many people judge a pitcher by their record…How many wins have they earned and how many losses they have incurred. No … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Benefits of Consistent Game Preparation Are you a hot-and-cold baseball player? Do you experience a sudden drop in your performance after a few good games? Think of a time when you strung together a few good baseball games… You probably worked very hard in practice focusing on technique and following … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Managing Your Mental Game Time Thoughts Do you find that thinking affects your pitching negatively? Have you unsuccessfully attempted to “not think” while pitching? Have you been on the mound when you couldn’t stop over-analyzing what you are doing? Maybe you gave up a home run to give the other … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Pregame Preparation For Pitching Does your pitching go through frequent peaks and valleys? Do you struggle to find consistency from game to game? If so, the issue might have to do with your pregame preparation. Many players go through the motions of practices and then seek to “turn it on” … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Refocusing After Bad Pitches Are you able to re-focus after a bad pitch, a bad inning or a bad game? Do you ruminate about a bad pitch and slowly spiral out of control? Over-thinking is the enemy of any pitcher. Analyzing your performance while playing is counter-productive. Over-thinking interferes with … Read Sport Psychology Tip