Baseball Mental Game Articles

The Mental Game of Hitting in Baseball

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Hitting And Your Mental Game Young baseball players have a hard time objectively gauging their success at the plate. Hitting is a difficult endeavor. Even the best hitters in the Major Leagues will fail more than they succeed. If you hit .300 you are considered a great hitter and thus … Read Sport Psychology Tip

A.J. Ellis: Growing Confidence in Baseball

How to Be a Consistent Hitter According to Harper

Improving Self-Confidence Confidence is a necessary element for anyone seeking to perform at a high level. In sports, athletes and coaches constantly attribute successful performances to high levels of confidence. Likewise, poor performance is often blamed on a lack of confidence. If confidence is a key to performance, why don’t … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How to Relax and Slow Down Your Baseball Game

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Playing Relaxed During Games “Work smarter, not harder” is a common phrase used by coaches and trainers in the baseball world. There is an optimal pace for games. Working harder tends to create anxiety, tense muscles and rapid breathing, which cause athletes to “rush” and make mistakes during games. Martin … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Justin Verlander: Mentally Tough in The Playoffs

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Developing The Mental Toughness of a Champion Mental Toughness for baseball players is a vital component to grow as an athlete and achieve a high level of success as a ball player. Mental toughness in baseball is often the difference between success and failure. Your level of mental toughness determines … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Resiliency: Bouncing Back from a Bad Game

How to Get in a Flow in Baseball and Softball

Resiliency to Bounce Back in Games Mistakes are a part of sports. No player is perfect. Even a being perfect isn’t necessarily perfect. In the true sense of perfection, a game that was perfect would imply a pitcher throw 27 unhittable strikes. The key is how resilient are you as … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How to Stay in The Present During a Long Season

How Ball Players Become Resilient Through Adversity

Staying Focused in Baseball A baseball season can be very mentally grueling with its triumphs and trials, ups and downs, streaks and slumps. With every pitch, there are countless thoughts competing for a player’s attention: Multiply that by a three hour game over the course of a 162 game schedule … Read Sport Psychology Tip