Having Expectations can Harm Your Game How do expectations affect play on the field? Most softball players and baseball players understand how positive or negative expectations can hurt their game. After a bad outing on the mound, a couple of hit-less games or some errors in the field, some players … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Expectations and Pressure Players Feel To be Perfect Part of baseball that players dream about is making flashy plays; fully laying out to snag a line drive, throwing out a player at home, diving for a ground ball to throw out a runner, hitting a walk-off single, etc. Many times, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Set Aside Expectations Have you ever taken a route other than your passion? Have you battled with the throwing yips? Have you done something because it’s what others expected you to do? Hayden Hurst was a multi-sport standout growing up in Jacksonville, FL. He played numerous sports and … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Focus on The Process Rather Than Outcome Do you feel prepared every day you play but aren’t getting any results? Do you get locked in with each at-bat, but the hits aren’t coming? Cubs first baseman, Anthony Rizzo, has been struggling at the plate lately. He’s in an … Read Sport Psychology Tip