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Think About It - by Coach Todd Thomas
In any given game, what percentage of what happens during that game is affected by a
player's mental approach as opposed to their physical approach? Another way to ask
that question might simply be, how much does a player's mental approach affect how
he/she plays during games? I ask this question to players, coaches, and parents often
and frequently the answer is that the mental game accounts for greater than 80% of
how players perform between the white lines(NOT talking here about practice
performance!).
I would tend to agree with those numbers, but let's just say for arguments sake that
it's an even 50/50 between the physical and mental that affects in game performance.
IF it even is a 50/50 split, THEN PLEASE let me ask all of you the following question.
WHY do players spend 98 to 100% of their practice time working ONLY on their
physical part of the game??? Re-read the previous question and think about it for a
minute.
I see players all the time who want help with what surely is physically ailing their
performance and honestly a lot of times they have nothing physically wrong. It's all to
often only between their ears.
The mental approach I think we all can agree is a huge part of the game. AT LEAST
half as important as the physical right? Then more players, parents, and coaches need
to take it seriously if a player wants to be as good as they think they can or want to be.
Would you like to know how to take it as seriously as you should? Here are three
suggestions. The most serious will take all of them.
1. Get a copy of the book "Heads Up Baseball" by Ken Ravizza & Dr. Tom Hanson
2. Get a copy of Mike Epstein's book "The Mental Side of Hitting"(and read it )
3. Get a copy of the Ebook "The Thinking Hitter"
4. Go back to the top of this page and click IF your are "ready"
Be a complete player. Think about it.
In any given game, what percentage of what happens during that game is affected by a
player's mental approach as opposed to their physical approach? Another way to ask
that question might simply be, how much does a player's mental approach affect how
he/she plays during games? I ask this question to players, coaches, and parents often
and frequently the answer is that the mental game accounts for greater than 80% of
how players perform between the white lines(NOT talking here about practice
performance!).
I would tend to agree with those numbers, but let's just say for arguments sake that
it's an even 50/50 between the physical and mental that affects in game performance.
IF it even is a 50/50 split, THEN PLEASE let me ask all of you the following question.
WHY do players spend 98 to 100% of their practice time working ONLY on their
physical part of the game??? Re-read the previous question and think about it for a
minute.
I see players all the time who want help with what surely is physically ailing their
performance and honestly a lot of times they have nothing physically wrong. It's all to
often only between their ears.
The mental approach I think we all can agree is a huge part of the game. AT LEAST
half as important as the physical right? Then more players, parents, and coaches need
to take it seriously if a player wants to be as good as they think they can or want to be.
Would you like to know how to take it as seriously as you should? Here are three
suggestions. The most serious will take all of them.
1. Get a copy of the book "Heads Up Baseball" by Ken Ravizza & Dr. Tom Hanson
2. Get a copy of Mike Epstein's book "The Mental Side of Hitting"(and read it )
3. Get a copy of the Ebook "The Thinking Hitter"
4. Go back to the top of this page and click IF your are "ready"
Be a complete player. Think about it.