Security News > 2021 > April > Baseball and cybersecurity have more in common than you think
A former pro baseball player and coach turned sports psychologist believes there is much cybersecurity pros can learn from sports mental conditioning.
If a professional baseball player gets a hit 30% of the times they step up to the plate, they're likely headed for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Scientists who study baseball say it takes physical skill, but more than anything else, it takes the mental ability to identify pitches and decide whether they are hit-worthy in less than 150 milliseconds.
Cool, but what does this have to do with cybersecurity? Upper-management types at one well-known cybersecurity company believe the mental skill set required for optimal performance on the baseball field transfers to the field of cybersecurity.
Murphy is referencing the success former professional baseball player and coach Derin McMains has accrued in creating mindset-focused programs.
In his article for Infosecurity Group, Interview: Baseball Star Derin McMains Appointed as Director of Mental Conditioning at ReliaQuest, writer James Coker interviewed McMains about his story and why he made such a drastic career move.