Do You Perform Freely in Games? Summary: Pitchers who try to consciously “fix” their mechanics after a bad pitch often send mixed signals between mind and body, causing tension and hesitation instead of trust. This article uses a game between the Rays and Mariners to illustrate why trusting your mechanics, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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
Trusting Your Swing at The Plate The ability to swing your bat naturally and instinctively is critical to great hitting. The major purpose of batting practice is to trust your swing when it’s time to play the game. As you get more repetitions through practice, you develop a memory program for that movement. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Do You Step Up or Fall Apart in Big Games? Most athletes train hard all year long to make it to the playoffs or a state level competition. It’s clear to me that “the cream always rises to the top” during big games–the top athletes raise the level of their … Read Sport Psychology Tip