I have a player that is a good hitter but at times goes through these cycles of having a lot of tension in his body and it affects his swing. Anybody know how to get a body to just relax?
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I can think of a few ways to do it...
So here's what I'd do:
1. Have him do some sort of breathing exercises before he gets up to the plate.
2. At the plate, have him incorporate some sort of rhythmic pre-swing motion. For example, slowly gripping and re-gripping the bat. Or, raising and lowering the bat slowly. Or small hand circles, but don't let these get too large.
3. Tell him to visualize "blowing" the ball out of the park.
So here's what I'd do:
1. Have him do some sort of breathing exercises before he gets up to the plate.
2. At the plate, have him incorporate some sort of rhythmic pre-swing motion. For example, slowly gripping and re-gripping the bat. Or, raising and lowering the bat slowly. Or small hand circles, but don't let these get too large.
3. Tell him to visualize "blowing" the ball out of the park.
1. Remind him that he's good - if he wasn't he wouldn't be on the team.
2. Remind him that the best fail roughly 7 times out of 10. It isn't football or basketball. "Trying harder" doesn't work in this game.
3. Remind him he doesn't have to be The Hero, he just has to do HIS job. Sometimes that can be done even with an out.
4. Remind him that his mother will always love him, whether he's 4-4 or 0-4.
5. Make him smile.
2. Remind him that the best fail roughly 7 times out of 10. It isn't football or basketball. "Trying harder" doesn't work in this game.
3. Remind him he doesn't have to be The Hero, he just has to do HIS job. Sometimes that can be done even with an out.
4. Remind him that his mother will always love him, whether he's 4-4 or 0-4.
5. Make him smile.
I'd have to absolutely agree with both Low Finish and NDD. It's amazing what the human brain will do to the body's performance when it gets overly worked up.
Reminding myself to calm down and breath has always helped me to re-focus and perform better. And reminding him that even the pros don't get it right 100% of the time should help a lot as well.
Reminding myself to calm down and breath has always helped me to re-focus and perform better. And reminding him that even the pros don't get it right 100% of the time should help a lot as well.
