Beat the Baseball Yips and Throw Freely Again
Is your son or daughter suddenly struggling to make routine throws? Sports psychology coach Dr. Patrick Cohn and his trained mental performance coaches help baseball and softball players throw freely again. Do you struggle with your control when throwing or pitching? Do you feel you are not in control of your throwing arm? Learn to throw freely again. Start today by downloading a Free Throwing Yips Report>>
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Learn 8 mental strategies to break the yips cycle. Download our FREE report. Do you throw accurately in practice, but lose control in games? Learn how to overcome the throwing yips! Download my free baseball yips report today and learn about:
- Why the yips are mental and not physical.
- How to identify when you have the throwing yips.
- Why yips cycle keeps your stuck in bad throwing.
- 8 top mental strategies to break out of the yips cycle.
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How Do You Know You Have the Yips?
If you can throw relaxed and accurate in practice, but throw with a lot of tension and poor control in games, good chance you have the throwing yips. The yips can cause players to suddenly lose full control of their throwing accuracy or freeze. The result is wild pitches, inability to throw to second base or back to the pitcher, or not being able to throw out the runner at first base.
Most baseball players panic when they have the throwing yips–only because they think their mechanics have left them. But the reality is that the yips are mental and have nothing to do with faulty mechanics…
If your mechanics are solid in practice or when throwing in the dugout, but suddenly change during a game, this is not a physical problem! The yips mostly affect baseball players who are filled with fear and worry. If this sounds like you, you worry too much about the outcome or results.
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Baseball Yips Articles
- How to Overcome the Throwing Yips Video
In this throwing yips video, you will learn how to accept and embrace the yips journey. We discuss how to battle back from the yips from a mental perspective. Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve … Baseball Yips Article>> - How to Fix the Throwing Yips VideoIn this throwing yips video you will learn what mental blocks continue to cause the throwing yips. We discuss how to overcome these challenges to throw freely again. Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental … Baseball Yips Article>>
- How to Bounce Back From the Yips in BaseballMcWilliams 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 … Baseball Yips Article>>
- How Confidence Affects Your Ability to Accurately ThrowThe 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 … Baseball Yips Article>>
Baseball Yips Videos
- How to Overcome the Throwing Yips VideoIn this throwing yips video, you will learn how to accept and embrace the yips journey. We discuss how to battle back from the yips from a mental perspective. Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve … Baseball Yips Article>>
- How to Fix the Throwing Yips VideoIn this throwing yips video you will learn what mental blocks continue to cause the throwing yips. We discuss how to overcome these challenges to throw freely again. Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental … Baseball Yips Article>>
- Baseball Players’ Fears And Throwing ProblemsCommon Fears For Ball Players With Throwing Yips In our Sessions With Doc video series, Dr. Patrick Cohn talks about his philosophy about the yips cycle. If you think you have the yips or know someone who may … Baseball Yips Article>>
- Catchers Who Alter Throwing MechanicsThrowing Problems in Baseball In our new baseball and softball mental game video, Dr. Cohn discusses why some ball players go to a safe throw in games but throw freely in practice. If you think you have the … Baseball Yips Article>>
Popular Yips Articles
- What Are the Yips in Baseball? The Throwing Yips ExplainedThe yips are a sudden loss of throwing control. Learn the signs, causes and famous cases, plus what helps baseball players throw freely again. … Baseball Yips Article>>
- How Daniel Bard Overcame The YipsAre the yips career-ending? Daniel Bard's return to the major leagues after seven years away shows the yips can be beaten with the right mindset. … Baseball Yips Article>>
- Why the Ball Can Feel Weird, Heavy, or LightA 15-year-old suddenly can't throw the ball back to the pitcher and says it feels weird, too heavy or too light. Learn how the full-blown throwing yips begin. … Baseball Yips Article>>
- Why Short Toss is the HardestWhy do ball players struggle with the easier throws? It's counter-intuitive, but extra time to think can lead to overthinking and over control. … Baseball Yips Article>>
- How the Yips Infect Your ConfidenceDo you fear that a couple of throwing errors will lead to more? Learn how thinking about your throw as you make it can handcuff you. … Baseball Yips Article>>
- Ball Players Who Resort to a Safe ThrowWhen throwing accuracy slips, many players switch to a softer safe throw. See why that does not solve the real problem and what to do instead. … Baseball Yips Article>>
Baseball Yips FAQ
What are the baseball yips?
The baseball yips are a sudden loss of control over a throw that used to feel automatic. Players freeze, hitch, double-clutch or sail the ball, often on easy throws. Read What Are the Yips in Baseball? for the signs, causes and famous cases.
Are the yips a mental or a physical problem?
Researchers do not fully agree. The Mayo Clinic says some cases are a type of focal dystonia, while others are tied to performance anxiety. In the ball players we coach, fear of failure and over-control are usually at the center. If you have pain, numbness or weakness in your arm, see a doctor first.
How does baseball yips coaching work?
You work one-on-one with a certified mental performance coach by Zoom, FaceTime or phone. Coaching starts with the Baseball Mental Aptitude Assessment (BMAP) and a custom Mental Game Plan, with four 45-minute sessions a month. You can start with a free 15-minute introductory session. See baseball yips coaching for details.
Is there a self-guided option?
Yes. The Breaking the Yips Cycle audio and workbook program includes 120 minutes of MP3 audio sessions you can download right away, an 8-session workbook and a bonus session of practice drills.
What is the free baseball yips report?
It is a free download, 8 Mental Game Strategies to Break the Yips Cycle. It explains why the yips are mental and not physical, how to identify the throwing yips, and how the yips cycle keeps you stuck. Get the free baseball yips report.
Do you coach softball players too?
Yes. We work with baseball and softball players at all levels, from high school and college players to seasoned pros.
Last Updated on October 3, 2026