You Got This!
Mental Game Skills for Young Softball Players
Softball isn’t just about physical skills. It’s a mental game, too. It’s never too early for young players to start mastering the mental side of the game! Parents and coaches, this exciting book is your chance to give your athletes the mental edge they need. Renowned sport psychologist Dr. Curt Ickes created this book specifically to help 8-12-year-old softball players play their best. Dr. Ickes uses fun, easy-to-follow lessons to bring sport psychology techniques to young players—skills often reserved for older athletes—making them available to kids. The lessons are taught using easy-to-understand language and are woven into a fun, relatable story.
144
Pages
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Age
English
Language
Softball
Sport
06/30/2022
Published
More Information
Young players will discover
- How to play softball one pitch at a time.
- Simple yet powerful skills to sharpen their focus and boost confidence.
- Quick reset techniques to recover from mistakes like a pro.
- Pre-pitch routines that keep them calm and collected under pressure.
- Mental strategies to handle stress—on and off the field.
- Fun, effective drills to master their mental game skills.
- And much more!
Summary
Follow Ava, Zoe, Addie, and the Southport Sting as they take on challenges both on and off the field. Zoe, like many young athletes, battles anxiety and self-doubt, but with the help of her new teammate Ava, she learns how to overcome these struggles, bounce back from mistakes, sharpen her focus, and boost her confidence. And just in time, too! The Sting are about to face two powerhouse teams, the Calabash Cobras and the Wilmington Wildcats, and they’ll need every ounce of mental strength to come out on top!
For Coaches
Great coaches train the mental game.
Most coaches ignore it.
Your players deserve better than the same old “try harder” speeches. More than one thousand teams already use these books to build tougher, more confident athletes. The coaches who win are the coaches who give their players real mental game tools.
Built-In Coach's Guide Included
Every book gives you:
- Weekly plans for every chapter
- Hands-on practice drills
- Team discussion questions
- Game day prompts that keep players locked in
Shared language
Your players finally speak the same cues and routines that elite programs use.
Real support under pressure
They breathe, reset, and refocus as a team while other teams fall apart.
Stronger chemistry
Your roster grows closer, tougher, and more confident than the teams you face.
Easy for coaches
You get a complete system that turns your team into competitors who fight for every pitch.
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