Baseball Psychology Articles

How Beliefs and Attitude Influence Ball Players’ Confidence

Improving Confidence

Developing a Positive Attitude to Improve Success What affects your baseball confidence the most? Some may say your thoughts and it is very true that your thoughts affect confidence. Think about making mistakes and your confidence drops while thinking about your talents tend to enhance confidence. Another factor that impacts … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Focusing vs. Over-Thinking at Bat

Mental Toughness is a Baseball Skill

Focusing in The Batter’s Box What’s the difference between focusing and over-thinking in the batter’s box? Focusing is being engrossed in a task and zeroing in on certain cues to maximize performance. Focusing is a state of total awareness while being completely absorbed in the activity. Over-thinking is the process … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Consistency and Confidence Help Scherzer Win Cy Young

How to Have a Playoff Mindset

What Are The Keys to Developing Your Potential? All young athletes seek instruction and advice from professional athletes in order to improve their performance and advance to the next level. But don’t forget about the mental game of baseball. You’ll find many issues that can hurt a young player’s success, … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Optimistic Players Can Infect The Team

How to Keep a Winning Streak Alive

Are You an Optimistic Player? Can you be optimistic about the future when the recent past and present are cluttered with mishaps, mistakes and losing? Though all athletes recognize confidence as being an important element to performing well or consistently, your memories of past play do affect your confidence and … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Goal Setting And Focus Leads to Confidence

staying present in baseball

Goal Setting For Higher Confidence Performing at your peak in sports revolves around having the proper focus and going after your goals. Effective goal setting and focus work together to improve your performance. Goal setting includes: Goal setting helps improve your focus on what YOU need to do, builds confidence … Read Sport Psychology Tip