We're all aware of the virtues of positive thinking, although I would
venture to guess that few of us actually practice it on a regular basis.
However when it comes to young athletes the power of positive thinking and personal belief
can do wonders to accelerate or damage your athlete's on the field
success.
Henry Ford is quoted as saying, "Either you think you can or think you can't and either way you are right." Over one hundred years removed from that quote Mr. Ford was right; the power of our minds to determine our success is indisputable. One's belief in his or her ability to achieve a specific goal or intention lays the rock solid foundation for it's attainment.
For a young athlete, particularly in a difficult sport like softball or baseball, his or her ability to develop a strong sense of belief in his or her on the field success is paramount to that outcome actually happening. Positive self talk is a great way to start your athlete on the right track for bolstering his or her belief system.
Positive self talk is success programming that the subconscious mind gladly accepts and acts upon. It is an easy skill to teach your athlete and one that he or she can practice and refine to improve every part of his or her game (as well as grades!).
Because softball and baseball (as do all sports) throw so much adversity at an athlete his or her ability to bounce back from mistakes is crucial to both his or her mastery of and enjoyment for the game. Negative self talk after a poor play or mental mistake will only serve to perpetuate his or her poor performance as this kind of "past" focus will rob your athlete of the present moment focus required for success.
A rock solid belief in his or her success by your athlete is a journey
that will take time to cultivate and master. Positive self talk
practiced on a daily basis will help to accelerate that mastery. Here
are some baseball/softball related positive self talk "trigger
statements" your athlete can start using today to improve his or her
game (I'm sure you can adapt and create some positive trigger statements for your athlete's sport):
Instilling the power of belief for success is a great gift any parent can give his or her child, whether for the ball field or the classroom. Positive self talk is a great place to start building that rock solid belief and "can do" attitude!
Henry Ford is quoted as saying, "Either you think you can or think you can't and either way you are right." Over one hundred years removed from that quote Mr. Ford was right; the power of our minds to determine our success is indisputable. One's belief in his or her ability to achieve a specific goal or intention lays the rock solid foundation for it's attainment.
For a young athlete, particularly in a difficult sport like softball or baseball, his or her ability to develop a strong sense of belief in his or her on the field success is paramount to that outcome actually happening. Positive self talk is a great way to start your athlete on the right track for bolstering his or her belief system.
Positive self talk is success programming that the subconscious mind gladly accepts and acts upon. It is an easy skill to teach your athlete and one that he or she can practice and refine to improve every part of his or her game (as well as grades!).
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Because softball and baseball (as do all sports) throw so much adversity at an athlete his or her ability to bounce back from mistakes is crucial to both his or her mastery of and enjoyment for the game. Negative self talk after a poor play or mental mistake will only serve to perpetuate his or her poor performance as this kind of "past" focus will rob your athlete of the present moment focus required for success.
- I love to hit and can't wait to get in the batter's box!
- I may have missed that last grounder but I'll get the next one!
- I am a good player that enjoys the game regardless of the results!
- I know I struck out three times last game, but today I get the opportunity to start fresh!
- I love pitching and know I'm going to do my best today!
- Maybe I'm not the best player on my team, but I'm going to keep working hard to get better!
- I believe I'm going to have a great game today!
- I believe I'm the best player who ever lived!
- I love playing the game no matter what happens!
Instilling the power of belief for success is a great gift any parent can give his or her child, whether for the ball field or the classroom. Positive self talk is a great place to start building that rock solid belief and "can do" attitude!
