Does your child experience baseball fears
and anxieties? Do they experience nervousness when the lights come on during
the game? In youth league play, baseball players often experience fear and
anxieties which cause nervousness and often leave them unable to perform at
their top ability. These anxieties can be a combination of fears in several
areas such as:
Fear of getting hit with the ball.
Fear of being injured.
Fear of striking out.
Fear of being made fun of.
Fear of failure.
Fear of being yelled at by adults or other players.
These fears are real to young players even though we as
adults may not recognize them.
The anxieties keep a young player from relaxing and
performing well. I have witnessed players with excellent abilities unable to
perform in a game due to their anxieties or stage fright? During practices
there are no problems, but when they get into a game they become overwhelmed
with fear and crumble to pieces.
What causes this anxiety? Is it the crowd? Is it the noise
level? Is it the opponent? Is it the child's perception of adults that are
yelling instructions as being critical? Is it the fear of not being accepted?
Coaches and parents should recognize the symptoms of such
anxieties and know how to deal with them. One of the problems we have as adults
is trying to apply adult rationalization and reason with a younger child. This
reasoning seems logical to us as adults, but to a young player, it doesn't
erase their fears and anxieties. In fact, it may cause some frustration on the
part of both the player and the parent/coach that can not get the child to
relax and concentrate on the game.
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Authored by Mike Posey
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