Don't Get Embarrassed - Stay Focused on the Baseball Game

How Many Outs Are There?

Mental Baseball Coaching

What's the difference between a good baseball player and a great baseball player? Most of us might say foot speed or homerun power or a powerful arm. But the reality is what separates the elite from the rest of the crowd is having mental maturity and a baseball mind?

What is a baseball mind? It's being able overcome the stress and pressure of the game. It is the ability to comeback after repeated failure, understand baseball psychology and have mental foresight.

It's true! According to the top professional baseball scouts, players at the AAA level (one below the major leagues) what separates the 5% from the rest of the best is having that baseball mindset, the ability to overcome intimidation and keeping your cool. You see at the AAA baseball level most of the players are equal in their physical baseball talents - it is their mental game that sets them apart.

This is an extremely important baseball skill that seems to be overlooked when we teach our kids baseball. So if you want to make yourself a top level coach, even in youth baseball league, it is a good idea to enhance your mental baseball coaching skills. Here are a few ideas mental baseball training techniques you can introduce to even very young players.

Teach Optimism and Positive Thinking

Baseball is a tough game because there is so much failure. Case in point, a good hitter is one that gets a hit 3 out of every 10 at-bat and a good team winning percentage is over .500. Being successful in mental baseball coaching is being able to teach your kids to not get discouraged. You need to explain to the kids exactly what baseball is full of adversity and you have to believe in yourself and not be afraid to fail.

Teach Them To Avoid Distraction

It's amazing that even at the major league level, players make mental mistakes all the time because they are not focused and get distracted. Players throw the ball to the wrong base, forget how many outs there are and even forget the game situation. All of these are unacceptable at any level.

A great tip for keeping the young baseball player's mind from being distracted is that before each pitch, ask themselves these questions: How many outs? What's the count? How many men on base? and most importantly, what am I going to do when the ball is hit to me. Answering these questions will distract them from being distracted (hey, a Yogi-ism).

So give your youth baseball players some advanced mental baseball techniques and set them on the road to success. It's something they can use in all aspects of their lives. Being a mental baseball coach is not rocket science, in fact it is common sense. Good Luck!

Mental Baseball Coaching

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