“I had the pleasure to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth baseball. And I feel honored and very thankful for that opportunity.” – Nolan Ryan Seasons are long, practices can be grueling, coaches and teammates can test the limits of your nerves. There are times…
What pressures do you deal with? Before you can work to better yourself, it is important to first fully understand exactly what areas you are struggling with. Take a moment and list out the top 5 situations that make your palms sweat. These don’t have to be solely reserved to on the field, either. Add…
What is a Reset Button? Odds are you already have one! A Reset Button is essentially a quick physical action you perform to snap your attention and focus back under your control. Take a fastball right down the pipe? You may step out of the box and adjust your batting gloves. One-hopper skip between your…
Studies have consistently shown that athletes with a pre-game routine demonstrate greater focus and decreased anxiety before performances. However, it can sometimes seem like a daunting task to create a pre-game routine from scratch. Well, worry no more! Below are some tips and tricks that will help you build a unique pre-game routine that will…
Pre-performance routines (PPRs) can be defined as any sequence of physical and mental actions taken immediately preceding a sport task. A commonly used example of a PPR is the actions a baseball player takes before his at-bat. These could include but are not limited to, tapping the plate with the bat barrel, following through a…
10 Mental Mistakes Soccer Players Make (and corrections) Getting involved in the hype by reading the papers and/or looking up your stats. After your season is over, then you can check this stuff out. During the season, focus on always improving. Associating with negative people. They will slow you down and taint your progress…