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Why Kids Freeze in Games—and How We Help or Make It Worse
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Why Kids Freeze in Games—and How We Help or Make It Worse

Mental performance coach Dave Austin on nerves, pressure, and what parents add.

Every parent has seen it:
A kid rakes in the cage…then freezes when it matters.

He lacks confidence, we think. Or we blame mechanics.
We try to fix it.
We sign up for more lessons.

But what if we’re making the game harder? What if we’re the problem, not the nerves?

I sat down with mental performance coach Dave Austin, who works with big leaguers. He told me d…

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