Your daughter is in a very common situation that happens a lot and tends to sidetrack the mindset of a lot of young ladies. I was just certified to instruct Mental Performance Mastery from Brian Cain. There are several strategies to help your DD. 1) Focus on what she can control- which is her ability to bat, be prepared to catch, and be the best teammate possible. 2) Focus her batting on her process and not results. Her batting coach has keys for her I am sure. 3) have her come up with a routine when entering box that has an action, a deep breath, and positive self talk, and have a plan every at bat. This will bring her focus to the present and allow her to relax and be the best she can be. 4) if she has a bad at bat or swings at a bad pitch etc, she has to have the “so what , next pitch” mindset. Meaning she has to recognize her reaction, release that feeling with an action and deep breath and then refocus on present pitch etc. Have her read one of Brian’s books.DD moved to a new high school. She knows some of the girls. She’s a catcher. The new team has an established catcher. They are friends. My daughter actually likes her a lot. That’s not the problem. She would be willing to play another position. Coach doesn’t seem willing to let her play another position. Ok I get it, she’s got an established team. The problem is my daughter is putting so much pressure on herself to crack the line up she’s suddenly a mental mess. I think part of it is she’s overthinking everything. She’s always been a confident power hitter. Last year at her old school she was a big hitter all year. This year she’s freezing at the plate suddenly. She says she’s not sure why, she’s thinking swing and then doesn’t. I think part of it is, she is at least for now the DH. She’s afraid of losing that. Coach told the team she wants to win. She doesn’t care if the girls have good or bad attitudes, she putting out the best 9 regardless of their attitude. Today she was told if she doesn’t swing she’s getting pulled. She’s so worried about it. I have to help her reset her mind. She hasn’t been able to get to her hitting coach because he is a college coach and this time of year his schedule is tight. She played two innings of defense only in a scrimmage game and did fine. Hasn’t seen the field since then. The other catcher is good and my daughter is also a very good catcher but she just isn’t doing anything to special that’s different. So i know she’s not knocking out the starter unless she does something completely better. . Both girls are solid. So she was embracing the role of DH and hoping at some point she would get a chance to play some defense. But her problem is now, her usual confident hitting self is also gone. Any advice? She is getting the tee out now that the weather is finally breaking to get in a lot of extra swings.
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