Baseball Sports Psychology, Chicago
Hitting, Pitching, Slumps, the Mental Game
"90% of this game is half mental."
The
late great Yogi Berra said that. I'm Paul S. Palmer, Director,
Sports Motivation Clinic, author,
Performing Under
Pressure. I've been helping Chicago area athletes improve their
90%
for 30 years. I don't teach you how to play baseball. I teach
you how to get your head in the game, when it counts. With pitching
it's about control and every ballplayer is trying to solve their
hitting inconsistencies. If you can do it when there is no pressure,
you can do it when it counts.
What changes when you add pressure?
You already know the answer, it's all in your head. If you know that, then what have you done to fix your mental issues? Nothing. Well this is your lucky day. I know how to make you a pressure player. I can quickly teach you the secrets to the mental part of baseball. I'll explain in graphic detail why you choke under pressure and then explain exactly how to fix it, FAST. Is that cool or what! I'll make you a CD to continue working on your mental game after you leave my office. It's a no brainer, isn't it?
Chicago White Sox and the Cubs are not in the playoffs again! They didn't read my book.
Getting to the next level.
If you are playing high school ball, looking to earn a college
scholarship, already in the minor league system and waiting to be
called to the BIGs, you need to master the mental side of
baseball. The more consistent you are, the more valuable you are as
a player. One trip to my office will be the best investment you ever
made in your sport. For the cost of a few broken bats you can
finally figure out
what's going on in your own head. If you are
of average intelligence (smart would really help), willing to work
on your mental skills once a day for no more than fifteen minutes,
willing to follow a few simple mental rules, I can help you become
so consistent, you'll scare yourself.
Hitting the Ball
Hitting the ball is critical to the game of baseball, missing the ball is critical to your career in baseball. Simply put, if you can't make the ball do what you want, you are screwed. I know how to help you make more contact with the ball. All of your hard work, your ten thousand swings of the bat, the best coaching tips, all come down to one brief mental moment at the plate. A moment that is measured in tenth's of a second. All of your preparation and analysis happens when you have plenty of time to think about it, that is called practice. At the plate, in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and two outs, you don't have time to think about your mechanics. That moment is not about mechanics, it's about letting the automatic part of the brain finish the game. If you don't think that takes a particular mental skill and a bit of practice, your defining moments as an athlete will always be a crap shoot. I help you prepare mentally for those magical moments.
Slumps:
What
causes slumps? Usually, unless there is an event involved,
it's a shift in your mental game. What the hell does that mean? It means,
it's all in your head! Your mental approach to the game
changed and most players have no idea what happened. One bad
play, one bad at bat, can cause you to doubt yourself and then the
whole thing comes unraveled. Sound familiar? How does the average player get out of a slump? They try everything and that
only makes it worse. The reality is, you have the proper mind set to
play the game in your head, somewhere. You have had moments when you
were in your groove but it's not easy to get back
there. That is where I come in. I can teach you how to
recognize your ZONE and show you how to practice being there
when you need it. The idea is to not let one bad play or one bad at
bat throw you off your game, ever again. Mistake recovery is a big
part of what mental conditioning training is all about. You need to
know how your sports brain works, so you can fix the glitches every
athlete encounters, Fast.
Master your mental game. Call me today. 708-824-9057
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