How to Cope with Failing at the Plate Is it possible to have confidence after a bad game? This is one of the most asked questions by athletes. Confidence can be fleeting for many atheltes… If you have low confidence, you will not play your best game. But the reverse … 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
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
The Importance of Being Proactive Would you consider yourself a mentally tough baseball player? Do you consider yourself a player that can overcome every obstacle or every challenge that comes your way? Mental toughness helps you rise to meet the small challenges in each game. For example, each pitch in … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Be Mentally Tough Adversity is inevitable in baseball and life. Adversity doesn’t discriminate; it strikes every athlete, every team and in every season. There are many different forms of adversity: In addition to adversity, there are multiple responses to adversity. It is important to understand that adversity happens … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Using Mental Toughness to Overcome a Slump When you are in the middle of a slump or a string of inconsistent performances, you might feel it’s hard to turn things around… You feel trapped in a never-ending revolving door of mediocrity. Even though you have played great in the recent … Read Sport Psychology Tip