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How to Have Confidence Pitching An Important Game

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It’s every pitcher’s nightmare. It’s the championship game, everyone is watching you. Your team is counting on you. How will you perform? Here are some helpful tips to help with your pitching performance.

Steps

1. Don’t be distressed in the time leading up to the game. Keep your head, and don’t start sweating.
2. Remember, the starting pitcher for the other team is JUST as scared as you are. If you can conquer your fear before he does, you have a excellent chance to do well.
3. When you’re driving to your game, warming up or practicing, take deep breaths. Don’t get over concerned while you watch the other team take batting practice. KEEP YOUR HEAD!
4. As a pitcher, this cannot be stressed enough. Remember that you are the boss. You have control of the ball. Be confident! You have control over whether or not that team gets a hit.
5. If you start getting in a jam, or it’s a close game and you’re starting to get wild, call time, get your catcher out there, and just talk with him for a minute. Don’t think about your next pitch. Think about relaxing for a second. Meanwhile, that batter is standing there, and if you’re lucky. He is over-thinking about the upcoming pitches.
6. Keep composure on the mound. You’re the boss, remember? If that batter sees you getting all irritated or hot about a bad call, he’ll most definitely have more confidence. Once you can learn to move on and keep your cool, the closer you are to becoming an effective pitcher.
7. Don’t blame yourself. Last but not least, if you end up losing the game, don’t get all depressed and put all the blame on yourself. You win as a team and lose as a team. If your defense was sloppy, so what?! If the bats weren’t swinging good enough, so what?! You have to move on. Every pitcher has bad days, but one of the things that makes you a good pitcher is the ability to move on.

Tips

• If you end up losing, don’t toss your glove at the umpire and yell in his face. Umpiring is one of the hardest things to do in baseball. By the way, he might be bigger than you, so don’t tick him off too bad!

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