🥎 Slow-Pitch Softball · 30s reset
Strikeout Recovery
Drop the at-bat before you take the field or sit down.
The routine
- 1Take one useful note (pitch, timing, approach).
- 2Breathe out and physically set the bat down.
- 3Tell yourself the next at-bat is a clean sheet.
- 4Shift fully to your next job (defense or dugout focus).
Cues
Self-talk cue
“Note it, leave it.”
Breath pattern
One long exhale as you set the bat down.
Physical anchor
Setting the bat down = closing the at-bat.
Reflection
Did I take that at-bat onto the field with me?
When & how to use it
When: After a strikeout or frustrating at-bat.
Practice it: Build the "one note, then leave it" habit in batting practice.
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