What's up softball players today we're going to go over some softball pitching
mental skills training and base we're gonna break down your in-game mental
training as it pertains to being on the rubber behind the rubber and outside of
the circle and what you're gonna think about in the situational stuff you're
gonna think about while you're prepping for each pitch so if you're new to my
channel I'm coach Dan Blewett I do videos on throwing on strength
training on mental training and I was a baseball pitcher so I know a lot about
the strategic side of the game as well so what we're going to go through today
is how you can improve your game and your thought process as you're going
hitter to hitter so stick around subscribe to my channel and let's get to it
so the first part of your in-game pitching strategy is what you do when
you're outside of the circle so when you're outside of the circle
this is your time to go through your huge checklist of overall big strategic
things this is what inning is it what's the score
where are the runners what are my duties if I get a comebacker if I get a bun to
the right side to the left side who's coming up this inning what do they do
against me what's the scouting report say where am i from where on my
fielder's all those big in-game duties that you can't think about when you're
trying to make your pitch or what you think about when you're outside the
circle that's when you look around the field and you say okay it's second and
third when the bottom of the fourth it's four or five six coming up the four
hitters hit two doubles today the five hitter is over two with two K's the six
hitter is 1 for 1 for 2 with a walk and you know a triple whatever you're going
through your game plan and you're assessing all the stuff the tedious
stuff where you you know where you're going with a comebacker where are you
backing up if there's a ball to the outfield that's gonna change pitch by
pitch but you're gonna think about that stuff outside of the circle the big game
stuff you check it off your list so that when you step inside the circle you
don't have to think about that stuff anymore you've already rehearsed it
through your brain where you're going with the ball and one of the big
situational things that are happening around you the second part when you're
inside the circle but you're not yet on the rubber this is where you're getting
more narrowly focused and you're thinking about who's up and what do I
need to do to attack this hitter the best and also who's on deck and who's on
base so you're getting a little more narrowly focused this is alright this
hitter is a righty she's over two against me I punch her out the with a
rise ball last time the runner on first is a stealing threat so I need to be
cognizant of that my catchers and my catcher and I knew we'd need a
coordinate I need to still remember who's on deck because that's gonna
impact how I pitch to this hitter and you're just kind of rehearsing all the
stuff that you want to think about doing and you're now starting to narrow in on
what pitch my gonna throw to this hitter here so when you start to reconsider who
she is what she's done today who's on deck who's on first who's on second now
you sort of think okay I'm probably gonna go for you know drop all down
our first pitch you know change up whatever it is and then you have all
that stuff all your big situational stuff done and now you're more narrowly
focused in game stuff done again hitter and like this pitch sort of specific
stuff and then you go okay I'm looking for Rhys ball on my catcher puts the
sign sound great now you step on the rubber you get your sign and now there's
one thing you focus on and this is the reason we went through all this other
mental stuff you don't want to be thinking about the runners anymore you
don't want to be thinking about a comebacker or where you go to backup on
a ball in the gap you don't wanna have to think about any of that other stuff
once you get on the rubber once you're on the rubber you have one job which is
execute the pitch to the best of your ability that you have chosen so if you
chosen a rise ball up your job now is nothing except for executing and
visualizing that pitch as best as you can that your only job as a pitcher is
to go one pitch at a time and once you get on the rubber that's
the time where you have one job only you have lots of jobs so you've got to
backup you gotta cover bases you do lots of other stuff but once you get on the
rubber you don't you have one job to do and that's execute the pitch that I've
chosen okay so this mindset is really really important this with all the best
pictures in the world do whether it's baseball softball you have to get down
the funnel all the big stuff narrow it down to the little stuff which is
ultimately I'm gonna throw a gem today a complete game shutout one pitch at a
time but I'm gonna check everything off and make sure I've got my bases covered
so that I can be mentally clear knowing what else I have to do when I get to my
one pitch mindset which is execute this pitch alright hopefully this video
helped you if you're a softball pitcher I'm glad you're here the mental side of
the game is really important so thanks for tuning in
definitely shares with a friend subscribe to the channel and I'll see
you next time.