Control Your Focus and Control Your Performance How well do you manage distractions during a game? Do you use any mental strategies to deal with in-game distractions? A distraction is when your focus is pulled away from playing intuitively in the present moment. Practically anything can be a distraction during … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Different Ways to Make a Positive Impact Slumps are, no doubt, frustrating. When you can’t get a hit, you feel like you will never get on base. Even making contact with the ball seems difficult. When you are in a slump at the plate, your approach changes. You become more … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Simplify Your Thinking and Improve Your Game How difficult is it for you to throw the ball accurately? You probably don’t think about throwing much; It’s just something you do; a skill you have learned through practice and repetition. Conversely, when a player has the yips, turning off the thought … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Solution to a Slump is Mental, not Physical What is the main cause of slumps? If you were to look back at your past slumps or performance ruts, you would probably identify the inability to focus as the primary cause of staying stuck. Yet, when most ballplayers are in … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Are Mental Skills Important in Baseball? Baseball is a mental and physical game. You can’t reach your potential as a baseball player if you only work on one aspect of your game. Yet many players only work on the physical aspects of the game, such as throwing mechanics, hitting technique, … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Remember the Past and Excel in Baseball “What is the difference between remembering the past and reliving the past?” One athlete recently asked this question about what to focus on: “I’ve been told to focus on the present moment if I want to play to the best of … Read Sport Psychology Tip