We see it
consistently. A player begins the season super-hot. Pitchers are unhittable, and
hitters can't appear to make contact. They barrel through for quite a long time
and after that—descend. Experts scratch their heads, managers knock them down
the lineup, water coolers are tossed over and in some cases that player winds
up riding the pine. Far more terrible, some recover the feared call down to the
minors. The mindset of a slump resembles the Five Stages of Grief. I know, it
sounds absurd, yet recollect any slump you've been in and check whether any of
these sentiments ring a ringer:
Disavowal –
"Nah, going 0-12 at the plate the last 3 games happens. Simply
misfortune." Hello, possibly it was misfortune. Perhaps the sun was in
your eyes. Hell, perhaps there was an opening in
the bat. Truly, you're as of now inside your own head and you don't know it.
The speedier you wake up and understand that you may be a headcase at the
plate, the better.
Outrage –
"WHY CAN'T I GET A !@#$% HIT!?" Great observation, however
hollering, and tossing your helmet over the bench surely isn't the solution. I've
never observed somebody go to the plate raging distraughtly and smack one over
the wall. Calmly inhale, unwind, and recollect that this game should be fun.
Dealing –
"Dear Baseball Gods: If you convey the ball into my bat and into the
outfield for a hit, I will sacrifice a sack of sunflower seeds on the dugout
steps." Spare the seeds, nobody can help you however you.
Discouragement
– "I'll never work out of this. What's the point?" This is maybe the
most exceedingly bad stage and the minute where baseball doesn't appear fun any
longer. However, the sound individual in you should realize that baseball is
enjoyable. Of course, you may not pulverize line drives and get on, yet despite
everything you're putting in light of that uniform, going through the grass and
earth and hanging out with your companions. What's discouraging about that?
Acknowledgment
–, "Guess what? This happens, so I should ride it out." Congrats. This
is the hardest thing to genuinely figure it out. A few players may state this
to themselves ahead of schedule in the slump to attempt to deceive themselves,
however you need to genuinely feel it with the goal for it to work. You can
work your way through these phases in a matter of a couple of games or it can
take a large portion of a season.
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