Christine Rickertsen
Christine Rickertsen is a mental training consultant currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. After receiving her master's degree in sport psychology, she started a consulting business designed to help athletes. She’s had the opportunity to work with an increasingly diverse population of athletes and teams. Visit her website at selfmadeathlete.wordpress.com.
Athletes are uniquely programmed to always expect perfection from themselves and nothing less from their teammates. No athlete goes into a game anticipating things will deviate from the plan. No matter what position or skill, you have a plan for...
Perfect performance is unattainable in any sport. However, the pursuit of perfection is particularly challenging in baseball, considering that a 70% failure rate at the plate is a measure of success. It's not uncommon for ballplayers to have a great...
After a tough loss, how often do you hear your coach preach messages like "be mentally tougher," "too many mental errors," "get out of your head," or "go in with the right approach"?
Mental training plays a large role in an...
February 14, 2013 |
Christine Rickertsen
"White-line fever"—i.e., a decrease in performance once competition starts—is all too common in baseball. At one point or another, almost every ballplayer experiences a sudden and dramatic drop in performance between practice and games. The ability to fight white-line fever and...
Baseball is a grind. The season is long, the weeks are full, and the games take hours. Finding motivation can be a challenge for even the most elite ballplayers. But being motivated helps boost energy levels, creates confidence, intensifies practice...
If you’re successful in only three out of every 10 at-bats, you’re considered a great hitter. But since hits are relatively rare, it is vital to get the most out of every single trip to the plate. Become a more...
More than any other player on the field, the pitcher plays a mental game. But no matter how much you prepare, doubts can creep in the second you step over the white line.
To get their pitchers in the right mindset,...
For athletes, fatigue can set in from the extraordinary demands placed on emotional, physical and mental aspects of performance. In many ways, signs of physical fatigue are easier for athletes to identify and resolve. But what about mental aspects? What...
Playing sports can create a vast array of physical demands, mental challenges and emotional highs and lows. Although these aspects can draw you in, they're also a big part of what makes sports such a physical and mental grind. While...
