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6 Keys To Optimal Pitching Performance

1. Focus on the present; focus on the next pitch.

2. Do not dwell on good or bad situations that just occurred. Do not dwell on the last pitch, the last play, the last inning, the last game.

3. Do not jump in thought to the future. Current focus must not be disturbed by a thought of what might be or what was.

4. Do not be too hard on yourself, but you must work hard! Realize that many things in the game of baseball are beyond your control and that trying your best and working your hardest is the only thing you can control. Focus on that.

5. Trust your pitching skills. Use goal-setting to gain confidence.

6. Focus on the process, not the outcome. That's how you improve.

Posted by Steven Ellis on April 14, 2009
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