To help me unpack the sport psychology of going to bat with bases loaded is Austin Byler, the Founder and CEO of Major League University, a top-tier mindset and leadership training company for student-athletes, teams, and businesses. Major League University focuses on positively enhancing student-athletes' performance on and off the playing surface through 1on1, team, and group training sessions. Their vision is to positively impact millions of athletes, coaches, and families to become the best version of themselves.
Timestamps are below, Enjoy!
(00:00) Episode Introduction
(01:34) Introduction to Austin Byler
(03:16) The Sport Psychology Of Going To Bat With Bases Loaded
(06:08) What mental obstacles do batters face?
(08:09) Thinking in the future, and its impact on performance
(11:04) Thinking in the past, and its impact on performance
(14:28) What kind of distractions is a batter vulnerable to?
(18:30) The stress response and how it impacts performance
(23:17) Action Items
(23:38) Mental Rehearsal (Imagery/Visualization)
(29:41) Breathing and how it manages the stress response
(33:53) Body language
(38:13) Reframing thoughts
(43:02) Focal point
(45:11) Pre-hit routine
(48:03) Post-hit routine
(51:29) Action items summary
(53:05) Outro
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