...as critical as adding pitches to the repertoire for a guy who had been shaken up in the ABL was working with a sports psychologist who taught Bentz how to refocus in the face of adversity - like when a batter crushes a pitch. ``The biggest...

...as critical as adding pitches to the repertoire for a guy who had been shaken up in the ABL was working with a sports psychologist who taught Bentz how to refocus in the face of adversity - like when a batter crushes a pitch. ``The biggest...

...son, devouring steak after steak, strangers come up to him, sit down, want to chat and get his autograph. Sports psychologists study the way he zones in before hitting, visualizing pitches, digging trenches at the plate, seeking a sense...

...pressure. ``They tend to come from successful families and are highly motivated and internally driven,'' said sports psychologist Caroline Silby, a former skater who now counsels skaters and advises the U.S. Figure Skating Association...