Kids’ emotions unlike adults are more sensitive,they easily get hurt, get frustrated and depressed when they are unable to perform well or unable to meet others expectations. That is why it is very important for every parent to know their role in preventing their kid’s sports performance anxiety. Thousands of [...] Read more »
Mental Abuse in Youth Sports
From time to time I hear about emotional abuse in youth sports in my office and in correspondences with the athletes I work with. Playing sports is definitely much harder on today’s youth than the last generation for many reasons. Chief among them is the overheated competition our kids are [...] Read more »
Goal Setting For Kids: A Must for Young Athletes
As parents, we know the importance of setting goals for ourselves, but what about for our young athletes? Today we have a guest post on goal setting for kids written by Michael Hare, the owner of League Pitching Machines, who is passionate about skill development in players of all ages. [...] Read more »
Sports Visualization: The Shortcut To Great Performances
I am sure many of you have heard about using visualization to improve in your sport, but do you use it? Many people are put off by the word visualization, because they think they cannot do it or some people still are not convinced of the benefits. I’m Craig Sigl, [...] Read more »
How Parents Can Best Support Their Kid Playing Sports? Tips 3-6
This is Part 2 of our series of the top 9 ways parents can support their young athlete. Cheering your child on and encouraging them on from the stands is great, but there is much more to it to being a great sports parent. Check the next 3 tips on [...] Read more »
Kids And Sports Success Principles For Parents Tips 1-3
Sports for kids isn’t like it was in my day! I’m Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for Youth Sports. Today, there is travel teams, select teams, showcases, try outs for kids as young as 8 years old. There is far more pressure on kids today playing sports. More than [...] Read more »
What Parents Must Know About Their Children In Sports
As parent, you want the best for your child, but it is easy to make it worse for them! Having your children playing sports is very important for their overall character development, but read on to make sure it does not go wrong. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I’m [...] Read more »
How Athletes Can Stop Choking Under Pressure?
It’s the 1986 World Series and the Boston Red Sox are winning by 2 runs in the last inning with 2 outs and 2 strikes on the batter. A very easy, slow ground ball was hit to Bill Buckner, the Red Sox first baseman, but instead of picking it up [...] Read more »
Is Mental Toughness The Antidote To Performance Anxiety?
Performance anxiety seems to be the number one issue in youth sports these days. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I’m Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. It is easy to blame it on the kid’s parents or coaches, but I think anxiety in sports goes much [...] Read more »
High School Baseball Coaching Tips – How To Focus
I have coaches telling me all the time that they have trouble getting their players to focus. So I decided to write this baseball coaching tip post to help you teach your high school players a quick technique on how to focus. High School Baseball Pitching Coaches Learn How To [...] Read more »
