sports psychology

How to Compete Using Your Strengths

Mental Toughness is a Baseball Skill

Focusing On Your Strengths Too often athletes become too focused on aspects of their game that they considered weaknesses. While you want to have a complete game, focusing on weaknesses lowers confidence and it only makes you avoid these weaknesses. You’ll reach much more of our potential when you design … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Derek Jeter and Fear of Re-Injury

Expectations When Batting

Overcoming The Fear of Injury Injuries are inevitable in sport. Every athlete, if they compete long enough, will be faced with the adversity of being injured. Some injuries will be minor, some nagging, some major and some career-threatening. It is an unfortunate cost of training and competing but something that … Read Sport Psychology Tip

Self-Confidence and Taking Risks in Baseball

Catcher

Do You Have to Perform Well to Feel Confident? One of sport’s biggest conundrums is which comes first: confidence or good performance? Athletes and coaches of all sports believe confidence to be the single most important mental skill for athletes to perform at their peak. Despite athletes identifying confidence as a key ingredient … Read Sport Psychology Tip

How to Avoid Mental Errors

 Keeping Your Head in the Game Have you ever had a critical mental lapse while competing in baseball? Lapses in concentration can affect players at every level of the game. The causes of mental lapses are numerous, such as: In fact, this recently occurred to Chicago Cub shortstop Starlin Castro. … Read Sport Psychology Tip