Special Report – A Strong Mental Game for Competition
A Strong Mental Game for Competition
by Dr. Patrick Cohn
A strong mental game is crucial for all softball players. If you perform much better in practice than in games, then your mental game might need a tune up. Sports psychology experts often talk about the importance of a strong mental game to improve your performance. However, my 20 years of teaching the mental game to athletes reveals there’s much more to mental toughness….
To be successful with mental toughness training, athletes must learn how to apply it to games and practice. Why would I say this?
Performance System – The Psychology of Dominant Pitching
If you’re looking for step-by-step instructions on how to develop a winning mindset and the mental tools of a dominant pitcher, you’ve come to the right place. The Psychology of Dominant Pitching was created for those who are serious about becoming dominant pitchers.
In these videos, you’ll discover the secrets to literally take control of the game, develop unstoppable confidence and incredible mental toughness to become a dominant pitcher.
Performance System – The Psychology of Phenomenal Hitting
If you’re looking for step-by-step instructions on how to develop a winning mindset and mastering the mental of hitting, you’ve come to the right place. The Psychology of Phenomenal Hitting System was created for those who are serious about becoming dominant hitters.
In this system, you’ll discover the secrets to literally take control of the batter’s box, develop unstoppable confidence and incredible mental toughness to become a phenomenal hitter.
How to Deal with Frustrating Injuries – Interview with Lauren Bay
Injuries are a sad reality of sports and they can be very frustrating. When softball players get injured and can’t play for a while, they may get very frustrated and have a hard coping with their injuries.
Getting focused mentally — Too many minds
In the heat of the game, when the score is close, the situation is tense and and little mistake can work against your team, it is easy for players to lose focus. As they start to think about the consequences of their actions (or lack thereof), they can quickly become overtaken by events. Their muscles tense up, their reactions slow down, and suddenly the disaster they were worried about becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
In the movie The Last Samurai, the son of the Samurai chieftan who befriends Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) has a great name for it — too many minds. He says it when Algren is sparring against one of the top warriors, and one who doesn’t much like this outsider who has been taken into their midst. Algren is continually being beaten (literally as well as in the match) because he’s thinking too much and worrying too much instead of simply reacting. The young Samurai recognizes it and tells him just to focus on what he himself is doing rather than worrying about what his opponent is doing, what the others think of him, what techniques he wants to use, etc. Once he clears his head he is able to fight to a draw – and earn the respect of the others.
Performance System – How to Perform Your Best at Your Next Tryouts
Most players fail to deliver their best performance when trying out because they (a) choke under pressure, (b) are not well-prepared and/or (c) don’t really know what to expect.
If you aren’t well-prepared, don’t know how to handle stress, and/or don’t know what to expect, you will fail to show the best of yourself, choke and leave a bad impression with the coaches. And you will definitely not make the team.
Performance System – Renegade Mindset Techniques for Softball
If you want to deliver elite performances on the softball field, you need mental toughness and the right mindset. This performance system by Stephen Ladd will show you how to master the mental game and become a peak performer. I’ve got to warn you: these are unorthodox techniques that aren’t common stream. They are a sport-specific adaptation of the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), quite popular in the alternative health movement. They will help you induce relaxations, eliminate your fears and negative beliefs, and allow you to pay at your full potential – often in minutes.
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Mental Training – Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time
Softball is a sport of failure. It’s filled with frustrations and setbacks. You’ve got to be mentally tough to be dominant on the softball field. If not, your opponents will eat you alive. This article discusses an important concept to improve your mental toughness – play the game one pitch at a time.
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Hitter’s Checklist – Consistent Hitting Through Preparation
Softball is a very difficult game especially from a mental standpoint. It’s known as failure. It requires focus, confidence, and mental toughness especially for hitting. At the plate, you’re good if you only succeed 30% of the time. This article discusses how to become a more consistent hitter through the use of powerful performance routines.
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Characteristics of Elite Softball Players
A lot of competitive softball players want to reach the next level and become an elite player. Being an elite player usually means playing on a competitive college softball team or in a strong conference or division. The best players represent their country in international competitions.
There are several characteristics that define an elite softball players. This report list the common characteristics of elite softball players. These are the characteristics you need to develop in order to reach an elite level.
