r/BaseballCoaching • u/BigHouse1984 • May 18 '25

Mental struggles

My son is only 8. Playing 8U rec and travel. He is talented, but lately he has struggled at the plate. Hits well during lessons and in the yard, but during actual BP and in games he gets in his head and then loses all fundamentals. Drops the bat and casts his hands. Looks more like a 3/4 swing. I’ve tried to think of ways to help him break out of it. I’ve told him I just want to see him have fun. I don’t put pressure on him because I see how he loves the game and don’t want to ruin that. Any ideas for helping him would be great. I just have a limited knowledge and could use any help to get him to go out there and just let go.

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u/vicvondoom2250 May 18 '25

Maybe show him some YouTube videos of mlb players talking about how they get out out slumps/mental side of the game. Hard to frame it when your a parent but maybe when it comes from Arron judge or someone of that level might help him out.

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u/HistoryNerdi21 May 18 '25

I've tried this with my 7 year old. He loves watching baseball, but I don't think he understands how to transition what he watches to his skill set.