IN WHAT SITUATIONS ARE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE MENTAL GAME NECESSARY: HERE ARE JUST TEN SITUATIONS FOR A PITCHER:
1. AFTER A WALK
2. AFTER A HOME RUN
3. AFTER AN ERROR
4. AFTER A BAD CALL BY AN UMPIRE
5. BECAUSE OF POOR PITCHING MOUND CONDITIONS
6. WHEN A COACH IS YELLING AT HIM
7. WHEN HE FEARS THE HITTER AT THE PLATE
8. WHEN HE IS MAD
9. WHEN HE IS SCARED
10. WHEN HE THINKS HE NEEDS TO BE PERFECT WITH HIS PITCHES
HERE ARE JUST TEN SITUATIONS FOR A HITTER:
1. WHEN HE IS HITTING WITH 2 STRIKES AND FEARS STRIKING OUT
2. WHEN HE IS HITTING WITH MEN ON BASE AND FEARS FAILURE
3. WHEN FACING AN OVERPOWERING PITCHER AND IS ANXIOUS
4. AFTER HE JUST FOULED OFF HIS PERFECT PITCH AND IS MAD
5. AFTER HE JUST LET HIS PERFECT PITCH GO AND IS MAD
6. WHEN HE HASN'T GOTTEN A HIT IN THREE GAMES AND THINKS HE IS GOING TO LOSE HIS POSITION
7. WHEN PLAYING IN FRONT OF LARGE CROWDS MAKES HIM NERVOUS
8. AFTER HE JUST SWUNG AT A BAD PITCH
9. AFTER A BAD STRIKE CALL BY AN UMPIRE
10. AFTER GETTING ROBBED OF A BASE HIT
HERE ARE JUST FIVE SITUATIONS FOR A FIELDER:
1. AFTER MAKING A FIELDING ERROR
2. WHEN HE IS PRAYING THAT THE BALL ISN'T HIT TO HIM
3. AFTER MAKING A THROWING ERROR
4. WHEN PLAYING IN FRONT OF LARGE , NOISY, HOSTILE CROWDS MAKE HIM NERVOUS
5. WHEN HE HAS TROUBLE BREATHING AND STAYING CALM DURING CRUCIAL SITUATIONS ON THE FIELD
"It is clearly evident that the player with the best Mental Focus performs the best and has the most confidence. Without question, the player's success or failure will be 100% determined by his strength in the Mental Aspect of the Game."
"Mike Skoutelakis is one of those rare people that I would consider a
true "student" of the game. He is one of the most motivated coaches I
have met and is always looking for new ways to teach the fundamental
skills, and for new ways to increase his knowledge base so that he can
best help the athletes he works with. Mike Skoutelakis is the kind of
coach I want my kids to play for."
-Brian M. Cain, MS, CAA, Athletic Director
www.briancain.com
