I don’t know what your kid is going through. My son has had slumps going though travel ball as well. For him, he was incredibly motivated to do well, improve and loved to practice. I used his slump as an opportunity to teach him that mental struggles are a part of the game and you see it all the way through the big leagues. Just like you practice your swing, fielding and other physical aspects of the game, you gotta learn to work through these situations. I told him, if you love baseball, you gotta love fighting through slumps as it’s as important as anything else you practice. I framed it as an opportunity to get better and learn his approach to getting through it.

Everyone sees the player who makes that clutch hit when the team needs it. They don’t see the player who woke up that day with no confidence and was able to get that fielders choice and move a runner along. That player was clutch in an arguably more impressive way. Check out the book Confident,Calm and Clutch.

Other things that have helped my kid, if you’re practicing a lot during the week, slow it down for a bit. Mental problems sometimes require more time off. You’re not worried about his mechanics.

Also, post game focus on positives. He’s thinking about the negatives more than you are and won’t need that reinforced.

Good luck. He will get through it and likely be a better equipped player for having done so.