The Transforming Basketball Podcast EP98: Mental Performance with Andy Bass
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Jan 29, 2025 Dive into the mental world of sports as a Major League Mental Skills Coordinator shares his journey through baseball and overcoming challenges like the yips. Discover innovative techniques like errorless learning and mindfulness that help athletes thrive. Explore vital aspects of sports psychology such as concentration, composure, and resilience. Learn how positive self-talk can enhance performance, and uncover the importance of tailored communication and experiential learning in boosting player motivation.
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Overcoming the Yips
- Andy Bass, overcoming the yips, avoided isolation and focusing solely on baseball.
- He suggests errorless learning and differential learning for similar challenges.
Differential Learning and Mindfulness
- Differential learning and mindfulness both engage hypofrontality, lessening prefrontal cortex activity.
- They also emit alpha and theta waves, associated with flow states and neuroplasticity.
Beneficial Self-Talk
- Use beneficial self-talk by speaking to yourself as you would a close teammate.
- Consider how you'd support them during struggles; offer similar encouragement to yourself.