How Do You Process a Bad Game? Many players either complain, sulk or try not to think about their performance. In order to improve or avoid future mistakes, you need to review your preparation, mentality, and physical performance objectively. Most athletes over-emphasize their mistakes after a game, beat themselves up … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Do You Press At the Plate? What does it mean when a coach says that you are pressing at the plate? “Pressing” refers to putting unnecessary pressure on yourself to be productive, drive in runs, or move runners into scoring positions. Pressing usually occurs when a player is slumping, feels … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Do You Handle the Ups and Downs? Baseball and softball seasons are long, and there will be peaks and valleys. You will experience mini-slumps and hitting streaks, throwing scoreless innings and periods where it is difficult to get a hitter out. Ups and downs are a constant and true … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Do You Turn Around Your Game What improves a baseball player’s ability to turn his performance around in the middle of a game? Multiple mental factors affect an athlete’s ability to turn around a game, such as perspective, emotions, focus, and thoughts… One mental factor often overlooked is the … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Stop Choking Under Pressure What does the term “confidence” mean to you? That seems like a silly question, but still, strong confidence is often misunderstood. For example, would you say the following statements indicate strong confidence? Many players see these as statements of confidence. Yet, in reality, those statements are based … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Adjust your Mindset to Improve your Hitting Average Do you quickly get down on yourself after an unexpectedly slow start to the season or a string of bad games? Do you have a “poor-me” attitude and feel bad games only happen to you? Slumps are challenging enough. However, you can … Read Sport Psychology Tip