Different Ways to Make a Positive Impact Slumps are, no doubt, frustrating. When you can’t get a hit, you feel like you will never get on base. Even making contact with the ball seems difficult. When you are in a slump at the plate, your approach changes. You become more … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Solution to a Slump is Mental, not Physical What is the main cause of slumps? If you were to look back at your past slumps or performance ruts, you would probably identify the inability to focus as the primary cause of staying stuck. Yet, when most ballplayers are in … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Staying Immersed in The Moment How often have you been in the zone throughout your career? Do you find getting in the zone a difficult task? Many ballplayers believe getting in the zone is not under their control. A lot of players think getting in the zone happens by chance and … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Use Positive Self-Talk to Increase Trust in SKILLS How would you characterize your self-talk during a ball game? In other words, is your self-talk primarily positive or negative before you practice or play in games? Does your self-talk become more negative as the game nears? Many baseball players believe they … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Can You Repeat “Once-in-a-Lifetime” Games Is a once-in-a-lifetime performance truly a performance that only occurs once in a lifetime? This may sound like a dumb question. Once means only one time, so a once-in-a-lifetime performance can only happen once, right? Let’s rephrase the question and see if you feel the … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Get Out of a Slump in Baseball How many times have you found yourself stuck in a slump? Slumps are the worst, but part of the game of baseball. Standing in the batter’s box knowing that you have not gotten on base in a long string of games … Read Sport Psychology Tip