Overcoming the Throwing Yips in Baseball What do you do when one errant throw leads to another… then another… then another? More importantly, what do you think about when you make a string of throwing errors? Most likely, it gets in your head and you start thinking about what might happen on …
How Perceived Pressure Contributes to the Yips
Does Wilmer Flores Have The Yips? Baseball players sense great pressure when battling a bout of the yips. The throwing yips don’t just affect one player (you) but often can change the outcome of a game for an entire team. With the weight of the team on your shoulders, there is even more …
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Throwing Yips Put Bard’s Career On Hold
Overcoming Fear From The Yips The throwing yips is no doubt the biggest fear of any baseball players and the most frustrating experience for players who can’t seem to break free of the yips. The yips doesn’t just affect your throws, it messes with your head. Many questions circulate in your …
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Tuning Out Mental Interference
Moving Past Mistakes in Baseball There are so many baseball players affected by the yips (even though you may feel that you are the only one who can’t consistently make accurate throws). If you were to google the “yips,” you will find that it affects many different athletes and games-men: …
2 Effective Strategies to Conquer The Throwing Yips
Overcoming The Throwing Yips Why do the yips have such a stranglehold on some baseball players? Why is it so difficult to break away from the clench of the yips and regain that freedom of just making accurate throws? Many baseball players view the yips in fatalistic terms. These players feel …
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How The Yips Have Affected MLB Careers
How Rick Ankiel Beat The Yips One of the most common issues faced by major league baseball players is the yips. The yips is a condition in which talented athletes fail to perform to the best of their abilities under pressure. Although this issue can be extremely frustrating for athletes, it does …
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