Where Does Your Motivation Come From? What is the most effective and sustaining form of motivation? Many sources of motivation provide a temporary boost. External sources of motivation such as money, trophies, media attention, and accolades can incentivize your efforts, but what happens when those sources dry up? When motivated … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How To Be Consistent Do you struggle to maintain consistency as a hitter? Any ball player will tell you the key to success is consistency, but many of those players aren’t able to identify how to achieve consistent results. In our Softball and Baseball Mental Toughness Survey, a player sent … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Persistence Vs. Patience What’s the difference between patience and persistence? Patience implies waiting for something to happen, while persistence is the ability to make something happen. Since results never happen overnight, patience is necessary. If you want to raise your batting average by 25 points, of course, you need to … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Does Adversity Motivate You? Most ball players mentally shut down when faced with adversity. These players become so caught up in “negative” events that they allow the challenging circumstances to ruin their season. Why do some players seem unaffected when they hit hard times, while others are unnerved? The difference … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Living Up to Your Potential Knowing you have the skills and have been highly productive in the past yet falling well short of your capabilities has caused many players to quit playing sports altogether. Being patient and persistent is difficult when you consistently fall short of your potential. A coach … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What To Do During A Winning Streak What is your thought process when your team is on a winning streak? Are you enjoying the game, or are you worried about being the one who causes the streak to end? When you are at the start of a streak, playing is … Read Sport Psychology Tip