Softball Psychology
Self Talk for Softball
Are you aware of how you talk to yourself during competition and training? Are you aware of how you talk to yourself in your daily life? Self talk is something I bet you actually do […]
Softball Psychology
Softball Emotional Control
Softball Relaxation
Softball relaxation skills can be just taking a deep breath, and letting all of the air in your lungs out while consciously feeling your shoulders relax as you tell yourself its aaaaaaaaall goooood. Keeping things […]
Mental Preparation
Softball Pre Game Talk
I have seen many coaches wanting to get their team fired up for a playoff game or to get ready for the championship tournament bring out every trick in the book to feel like they […]
Softball Emotional Control
Softball Player Emotions
Softball player emotions are a part of the game. It is easy to go from great elation after a home run to complete deflation as the opponents return the favor with 3 runs of their […]
Softball Communication
Softball Player Communication
Softball player communication is an everyday occurrence that happens with ourselves and others, and sometimes we do this in every hour of the day while we are awake, whether we know it or not. The ability […]
Mental Preparation
Softball Performance Failure
Most softball coaches will be coaching children and youth who are not only developing as softball players but also as overall athletes. Our most common goal of course is to make them into better softball […]
Mental Preparation
Softball On Deck Circle
While in the softball on deck circle, there is much more to do than visiting with friends and family in the stands, or answering a question from teammates in the dugout. Part of the job […]
Mental Preparation
Softball Mental Training Strategies
Softball Mental training strategies are built from mental training skills and help softball players to manage psychological actions and reactions during games. Softball is an amazing sport where athletes can be frantically executing a play or patiently waiting for […]
Mental Preparation
Softball Mental Training Skills
What are softball mental training skills? Essentially it is the ability to do ordinary things under extraordinary circumstances. When the score is close late in the is when your mental training skills will generally be […]
Softball Goal Setting
Softball Intrinsic Motivation
Softball Intrinsic Motivation How do we get softball athletes to train during the off season. You may find it useful to know that softball intrinsic motivation is an important factor in this quest. If they […]