McWilliams Gets a Brand New Start in San Diego What is the most feared four-letter word in baseball? The answer is YIPS! The yips have ended the careers of many baseball players. Players who were once All-Stars have been relegated to the bench because of the yips. Pitchers who were once considered elite prospects have quit the game altogether. The … Throwing Yips Article>>
The Throwing Yips Are in Your Mind Don’t say the dirty 4 letter word… That is how most ballplayers feel about saying the word, “Yips.” When ballplayers mention the word “yips,” this sets in motion the very thing ballplayers see as their biggest challenge. How can such a routine throw, a throw you have made thousands of times become such a … Throwing Yips Article>>
Using Your Mind to Beat the Yips The YIPS! My baseball career is over now. Have you ever wondered if the yips are a career-ending phenomenon? After all, once you have the yips, you always have the yips… right? Mystery surrounds the yips for many ball players. Players with the yips are baffled by their cause and how to overcome … Throwing Yips Article>>
How to Throw Intuitively One challenge for ball players with the throwing yips is getting caught up in a cycle of over thinking. I think it starts the yips cycle. Ball plays will: Overthink what their arm is doing… Overthink their mechanics… Overthink what others might think… And overthink the outcome of a bad throw. All this over thinking starts … Throwing Yips Article>>
How to Not Think about Yipping a Throw Worry about the yips, making errors, slumps and bad games are mind clutter that can affect some baseball players for an entire season. Yips, errors, slumps and bad games can create profound, intense negative images that, once these negative images take hold, seem to lurk in your mind and be the only … Throwing Yips Article>>
How to Overcome the Yips Josh recently wrote to me about his struggles in the bullpen when catching… “I have recently struggled in, not only the bullpen, but throws to bases in practice as well as simply playing catch. Yesterday, my only struggle was in the bullpen, no problem during warm up. Do you have any advice as how to … Throwing Yips Article>>