Having Trouble Relaxing In The Batter’s Box? In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about Fear of Failure and Mental Toughness in Sports. Do you have trouble relaxing and being calm in competition? In this video I’m going to tell Isaiah how … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Benefits of Consistent Game Preparation Are you a hot-and-cold baseball player? Do you experience a sudden drop in your performance after a few good games? Think of a time when you strung together a few good baseball games… You probably worked very hard in practice focusing on technique and following … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Mental Strategies to Become a Successful Closer When the game is on the line, are you still able to make pitches or do you become overwhelmed by negative thoughts? When closing a game, are you focused on what you need to do or on the possibility of losing the game? … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Composure To Be A Mentally Tough Pitcher Have you ever recovered your pitching after giving up a slew of hits in a game? Or do your negative emotions dictate your performance on the mound? You know how it goes… You are on the mound and make a couple of bad … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Managing Your Mental Game Time Thoughts Do you find that thinking affects your pitching negatively? Have you unsuccessfully attempted to “not think” while pitching? Have you been on the mound when you couldn’t stop over-analyzing what you are doing? Maybe you gave up a home run to give the other … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Refocusing After Bad Pitches Are you able to re-focus after a bad pitch, a bad inning or a bad game? Do you ruminate about a bad pitch and slowly spiral out of control? Over-thinking is the enemy of any pitcher. Analyzing your performance while playing is counter-productive. Over-thinking interferes with … Read Sport Psychology Tip