Today I would like to show you one of my favorite books. You all know that skills work is very important. You need to have good defense, good offense, run the bases well, be able to slide, bunt, and throw the ball.

Therefore, these are the priorities in Softball. These are the most important factors. How good your skills are is going to contribute a lot to how well you perform on the field.

Next are tactics. These are collective play, team defense, team offense, that sort of stuff. These are also important.

Then many people also understand how important it is do strength conditioning to be stronger, fitter, more powerful, and more explosive.

However, while we all agree and so does everybody else, the Mental part of the game is one of the most important aspects of the game. Especially when everybody is good, you get through some level of play.

The difference between the good and the greats is not in terms of technical skills or strength conditioning but the biggest difference comes from the mental side of things.

They are mentally tougher, more confident, more focused, and many people know that.

However, because sports psychology in general is not black and white, it is a whole bunch of shades of gray. Coaches and athletes do not spend as much time on the mental game as they should.

They know it is important but they do not really know how to address it. If you are a coach, this is also good for parents and athletes but especially if you are a coach. This book is called Focused Fast Pitch, 80 Drills to Play and Stay Sharp by Gloria Solomon and Andrea Becker.

It has a whole bunch of drills in terms of integrating the Mental Aspect of the game into your practices. So if you are looking for a way to include Mental Training specifically to include into softball specific drills and game situations then this is the book you want to get, Focused Fast Pitch, 80 Drills to Play and Stay Sharp.

I highly recommend this book. If you have a chance, get it. There many drills here that you can use to make better practices and certainly work on the most important aspect of the game after your skills, which is the mental aspect.

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