The anxious feeling before a game can affect and reflect your performance; it is essential to prepare yourself physically and mentally for the big day. Think of it as a way to manage your stress and build up your Confidence! Here are five practical ways for you, as an athlete, to mentally prepare for a game.
Nearly everybody has felt anxious at some point in their life. For athletes, this is also known as performance anxiety. Here are some tips on how to overcome game-day anxiety that will hopefully help you in the long run!
The catchers have some of the most critical jobs on the field. One of the essential roles of a catcher is to foster successful relationships with all of the pitchers. To ensure that this necessary relationship can flourish and that they can complete all of their other duties, there are some traits that all catchers should seek to possess.
The job of a pitcher is demanding. You engage your entire body to throw a ball to reach home plate in less than a second. You play intending to get strikeouts, and you try to stay in the game as long as possible to help out your team. But the physical aspects of pitching aren’t the only things that are demanding about the position. When you are standing on the mound, staring down the top batter from the opposing team, your mentality impacts the result of your pitch. Baseball is as much a mental game as it is a physical one, especially for pitchers.
Injuries occur in every sport, but often they are specific to the sport that's being played. This blog will cover the most common injuries in baseball and possible treatment.
Anxiety is not uncommon, but it can start to effect your game play if it gets out of control. This blog will go over some steps you can take to minimize your anxiety and perform your best.
The yips are not uncommon in the world of sports specifically in the baseball world. The yips can be attributed to a few things, but this blog will break down not only what can cause them but how you might be able to get rid of them.
