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Anxiety
by Lou
Books By Harvey Dorfman
Lou asked: I played this great game into my 30's, not professionally. The books pictured above were written by Sports Psychologist, Harvey Dorfman. I had the good fortune to attend a Sports Psychology seminar in 1992, put on by Jeff Jannsen, who was at that time the Sports Psychologist for the University of Arizona. These books are available from the bookstore on my site, or Amazon books, which is where my book sales go through, at the same price. In that session, Mr. Jannsen suggested we purchase one of Mr. Dorfman's books, The Mental Game Of Baseball, A Guide to Peak Performance. I did, and that book and two additional books shown above, forever changed the way I approached coaching baseball. If you go to baseballs mental game, you can access the 11 pages on my site which are relevant to the mental game in baseball. It all comes down to having a plan, created within the framework of the things you have control of in baseball, so that you as a coach and your players, develop a confidence that you are all able to overcome anything that may arise during the course of a game. The game becomes an opportunity to showcase what has been learned, rather than a source of worry over what might take place. I had an opportunity to go to Cooperstown when I was 7. I grew up in Elmira Heights, New York. We moved to Tucson, Az when I was 9. Remember quite a bit of it; but would like to go again, at this point in my life. Baseball history and all the game has to offer is tremendous. One of the great things about baseball is, nothing is ever terminal. There is always another game, another at bat, pitch, base to steal, etc. The ability to put behind us what didn't go well and focus on the next opportunity, is worth it's weight in gold. Concentrate in the moment, simplify! Yours in baseball, Rick
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