{"id":1194,"date":"2010-10-14T20:16:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2025-07-30T05:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:51:11","slug":"sources-of-confidence-for-baseball-and-softball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/sources-of-confidence-for-baseball-and-softball\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost Confidence in Baseball and Softball &#8211; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Baseball &amp; softball mental game expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballmentalgame.com\/\">Mental Game of Baseball<\/a> teaches players and coaches how to improve confidence. 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