Steve Springer, scout and Performance Coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, explains how young players can improve their mental side to improve their hitting performance.
In this 45-minute episode, you'll learn:
- why Steve persevered in playing college baseball despite lack of stardom as a high school player
- what exactly is a quality at-bat
- how to help kids feel confident when they have no reason to feel confident
- three key aspects of hitting and which aspect gets more batters out
- two wrong approaches when hitting
- the difference between mentality and approach
- what age range is appropriate to start training mentality and approach
- how to help teach approach to kids
- a mental approach to strike recognition
- how to help kids who do well in practice but not in games
- what stats Steve believes should be tracked for ages 12 and under
- how much we should practice the mental side
- how to help kids who have a fear of being hit by a pitch
- a couple of examples of hitting approaches
- an approach when less than two strikes
- an approach with two strikes
- troubleshooting an approach
- recognizing a breaking ball vs. a fastball
- troubleshooting an approach
- Session #2 with Joe Hallinan on the psychology of youth baseball
- Session #18 with Justin Su'a on helping kids with the mental game
- Session #19 with Gina Parris on unlocking your players' potential
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