Masato Tsuji, Manager of the Taga Boys’ Baseball Club “It’s mental to develop technical guidance”
Can the mental be trained? The two, who have a wealth of experience in teaching baseball to elementary school students, spoke about their experiences at the “TURNING POINT” event, a program to improve baseball training skills. He pointed out that the players who can’t perform well in the game have problems other than mental.
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I can hit in practice, but when it comes to games, I don’t get results. The pitching of the bullpen and the mound will change… There are more than a few players, coaches and parents who have these concerns. In many cases, it is pointed out that “mental weakness” is the cause, but Masato Tsuji, manager of the Shiga Taga Boys’ Baseball Club, which has been in business for 35 years, says:
“I believe that there is technical guidance that is backed up, and that it is mental to further develop it.
Tsuji has led the team to three national titles. He doesn’t incorporate mental training into his practice. Still, the players won’t be overly nervous in the game and can play just like they did in practice.
They practice for situations that can occur in the game, and face the game without any unexpected situations, so they do not get unnecessarily nervous. Director Tsuji feels that there is a misunderstanding about “mental”. He says that many of the players and parents who complain that they can’t hit in a game lack batting skills.
“If you make 3 at-bats in a game, if you can’t hit 1 out of 3 hits in batting practice, there will be a match where you don’t get any hits. If you can’t hit a hit, the problem is not your mentality, but your technique.Hits are easy to leave an impression on you, so you tend to think you’re hitting in practice, but you’ve mastered the technique. It is necessary to calmly judge whether
“Weak mentally” has the opposite effect… You need to devise your voice
Also, it is necessary to pay attention to the words of coaches and guardians to players. Athletes who are told that they are “mentally weak” may believe themselves to be “mentally weak” and may not be able to demonstrate their strength. Coach Tsuji calls out to the players, “You’re strong from two strikes,” “Two out, hit from third base,” and so on.
Yumekyu Nenchu, who coached schoolchildren’s baseball and hardball club teams for 20 years and is currently active as a baseball lecturer, also emphasizes the need for basic skills before mentality. I’ve seen players and parents making excuses for their lack of skill as a mental problem. Athletes who are unable to produce good results in games say, “I’m thinking too much about results,” and, “Practice and games are not connected in one line.”
Yumekyu said, “The match is just an extension of practice. If you’re having fun practicing and trying to be more enthusiastic about the match than you usually are, you’ll feel a special emotion and become overly nervous. ‘, he says. Before thinking about your mental strengths and weaknesses, it will be a shortcut to be active in the game if you review your awareness of practice and the skills you should acquire.
(Jun Aida)
2023-07-18 15:03:26
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