Sports Psychology In Baseball: The Psychology Of Baseball

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Baseball Hall of Famer and great Yogi Berra once said, “baseball is 90% mental and the other half physical. The psychology of baseball has always gone beyond the believed capabilities of all human beings and continues to stun scientists throughout the world. With the increase in physical abilities, athletes look towards professionals to find strength in their cognitive abilities to enhance their overall performance. Sports psychologists are also being used in order to aid athletes who have been struggling in either Minor or Major League Baseball. Sports psychology can help players from both the aspects of hitting and pitching by the use of techniques such as personal motivation, stress management, and visualization. Sports psychology in the …show more content…

In the future, I expect that many clubs/programs to incorporate a mental health test for their upcoming athletes to get an understanding of their brain and the steps that they could take in order to make sure they are prepared physically and mentally for all the struggles that playing professional baseball has associated with it. Players of all sports have kept anxiety in the dark to their teammates and coaches and until now players have begun to reach out to others for help with a mental issue that can land them a spot on the disabled …show more content…

In baseball having an approach is almost important as having power. According to Mike Edgar of In a game so detail oriented as baseball, if a hitter has a plan of what to do with a certain pitch he has a significant advantage over a hitter who goes up to bat just swinging at any pitch. By using the power of visualization and having an approach towards what pitches they want to hit where he/she isare preparing their body and mind for the type of pitches they will have to face in their next at bat. Once players of all levels understand these mental strengths it is most likely that they will also increase their hitting

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