| Heads-Up Baseball : Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time |  | Authors: Tom Hanson, Ken Ravizza
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 89,995
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 1570280215
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357
EAN: 9781570280214
Publication Date: May 11, 1998
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Product Description
What does it mean to play heads-up baseball? A heads-up player has confidence in his ability, keeps control in pressure situations, and focuses on one pitch at a time. His mental skills enable him to play consistently at or near his best despite the adversity baseball presents each day. "My ability to fully focus on what I had to do on a daily basis was what made me the successful player I was. Sure I had some natural ability, but that only gets you so far. I think I learned how to focus; it wasn't something that I was necessarily born with." -- Hank Aaron "Developing and refining my mental game has played a critical role in my success in baseball. For years players have had to develop these skills on their own. This book provides practical strategies for developing the mental skills that will help speed you toward your full potential." -- Dave Winfield
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Heads Up Baseball August 2, 2000
Todd Fairbourne (Softball) (Orem, Utah USA)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
This will be short and sweet. I coach a college softball team. This is mandatory reading each year for my team. We study it as a team. I believe the mental aspects of the game are of utmost importance, usually being the difference in championship caliber contests. This book not only addresses with an easy-to-read approach, it provides exercises, that if taken seriously, give athletes a means by which to measure their mental progress. I give this book my complete endorsement. By the way, my team won the junior college national championship. I relate this not to brag, but rather to substantiate this book. We defeated a team (twice) that was physically our superior. We beat them mentally.
Best baseball sports psych book I have seen March 10, 2006
Chris McLachlin
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I teach high school sports psychology and have used this book as a text on several occasions. I now make it mandatory for all of my softball and baseball players as additional reading. Their feedback has been nothing but positive regarding performance enhancement. I strongly recommend this user-friendly text for any sport!
Ken and Tom write a gem on the mental game of baseball November 21, 1997
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
I feel compelled to comment on this well written and insightful reference because Ken and Tom put together a truly masterful work on the "game within the game". Never have I read a more thorough and complete account of the mental game of baseball (I just wish I had it when I was playing!). The mental issues and techniques they write about are a must for everyone from the casual fan to the serious player. The two have even designed blocks of information specifically aimed at coaches in an easy to find and read format. Included in the book are mental excercises and discussions with many baseball legends.
One pitch at a time: the only way to play. October 23, 2004
James D. Chlovechok (Cambridge, OH United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I want to both congratulate and thank the authors for this penetrating and truly functional book. It joins insight to instruction, and has applications far beyond baseball. It breaks the mental aspect of the game down just as one would analyze a swing, and offers concrete methods for correcting flaws typically viewed as abstract. The information in this book is essential to playing the game.
Excellent for high school and up. October 23, 1998
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've given this book to my two teenagers to read and they understand how to apply the principles. They enjoy the book and I devoured it as a parent. It is one of two books I keep on the desk at all times. The other one is on mechanics. I am ordering more of them for other coaches and parents.
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