Don’t Give Up on This Season’s Goals Did you set meaningful goals for this baseball or softball season? Goals are targets that provide you a sense of purpose and direction. Goal setting is an effective strategy to keep you focused, motivated and energized to achieve a personal objective while overcoming … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Letting Go of Unfavorable Calls Do you get upset when you strike out? Are you more upset when the umpire calls a strike 3 that you don’t agree with? Can you let that strikeout go before stepping to the plate for your next at-bat? Striking out can be extremely frustrating … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Focusing on What You Can Control in Games Is it frustrating when you’re doing all you can to help the team, but your teammates don’t seem to be producing? Is it challenging for you to stay composed and continue to be positive and uplifting in those situations? Orioles’ pitcher, Andrew … Read Sport Psychology Tip
When You Bring Your Ghosts to the Field Have you ever been distracted in a game by outside sources, such as personal life factors? Has it resulted in a bad performance? Have you even blamed external sources for a poor performance? St. Louis pitcher, Carlos Martinez, struggled on Thursday night … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Deal With Distractions in Baseball Why is pitching a no-hitter so difficult for pitchers? You might question your ability to continue being perfect on the mound. Do you start looking ahead to the outcome? What it’ll mean to throw a no-hitter and how good that will feel? Cardinals’ … 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