What values can our young athletes learn from sports

2020-09-29T02:56:39+08:00

“Hello, this is Craig Sigl, how can I help you?” I said as I answered the phone. The sports mom on the other end of the line went on to tell me about her 15 year old daughter who plays softball for club and high school. She went on to tell me how she has paid a lot of money for private hitting coaching, league fees, transportation and everything else that goes along with today’s select sports experience. And, how frustrated she was at how her daughter “just doesn’t seem to want to listen to anybody. Her coach tells her to [...]

What values can our young athletes learn from sports2020-09-29T02:56:39+08:00

3 Softball Drills You Can Do Indoors

2021-03-02T06:15:00+08:00

SOFTBALL PITCHING DRILLS One of my favorite indoor pitching drills, shown to me by Bill Hillhouse, uses socks instead of real softballs. The technique is simple...find a mirror or any other reflective surface (a glass door can work in a pinch). Ball up a pair of socks and practice your pitching by pitching the socks at the glass surface! In my house, I happen to have a full length mirror at the end of a hallway. The hallway floor is made of ceramic tile. Not only do the tiles serve as a method for measuring distance to the mirror, they also [...]

3 Softball Drills You Can Do Indoors2021-03-02T06:15:00+08:00

Top Strategies To Replace Negative Thoughts In The Athletic Mind

2016-01-14T12:24:13+08:00

Every athlete deals with negative thoughts or self talk as it's sometimes called.  Even the best competitors on the planet have had their moments of fear, worry, and anxiety.  You can take some comfort in the fact that you are in the same boat as your sports idols when it comes to doubting yourself and your abilities. Knowing that, don’t you feel better that your negativity is normal?  But is it useful for you in sports?  Obviously not so we need a plan and a mental game to conquer that and move ourselves into confidence or at least neutral consistency. I’ll [...]

Top Strategies To Replace Negative Thoughts In The Athletic Mind2016-01-14T12:24:13+08:00

How To Build Confidence When Coaching Boys Vs Girls

2020-09-30T20:15:14+08:00

Girls and boys each their have unique needs when it comes training. In this video, Coach Jen Croneberger discusses ways on How To Build Confidence When Coaching Boys vs Girls. Coach Jen works with many community groups helping girls with leadership, teaching motivation and confidence. Read on to find out more about the different approaches for you to build confidence among boys and girls. Make your thoughts known by leaving a comment below! Both boys and girls suffer from confidence issues. I think for females there is a lot more of an "I don't want to let anyone [...]

How To Build Confidence When Coaching Boys Vs Girls2020-09-30T20:15:14+08:00

Failure in Sports: Learn How To Bounce Back Quickly

2020-09-30T20:17:07+08:00

Knowing how to move on from failure in sports is a great tool for a youth athlete to have on and off the game. This is part 4 of our series of interviews with Jen Croneberger, a mental game coach for the (NPF) Women's Professional Softball Team. In this video Coach Jen Croneberger wants you to Learn How To Bounce Back Quickly From Sports Mistakes. Make your thoughts known by leaving a comment below One of the things is to teach them how to recover quickly after mistakes, because if we don't then there is the doubt factor [...]

Failure in Sports: Learn How To Bounce Back Quickly2020-09-30T20:17:07+08:00

How To Recover From Mistakes Or Choking

2020-09-30T20:17:17+08:00

Mistakes and chokes are bound to happen and can bring youth athletes down. Jen Croneberger, a Mental Game Coach for the Women's Professional Softball Team, has spent the last 10 years working with athletes, instilling confidence and building strength, both mentally and physically. This is part 3 of our series of interviews with Coach Jen, in this video she shares with us Tips On How To Recover From Mistake Or Choke From Sports. One of the first questions I ask, when a player replays the mistake or choke and it continues to be a pattern, is I ask [...]

How To Recover From Mistakes Or Choking2020-09-30T20:17:17+08:00

Expectations In Sports Leads To Failure

2020-09-30T20:18:09+08:00

Jen Croneberger is a Mental Game Coach for the Women's Professional Softball Team, a well as other the top travel softball teams in the eastern US and works with many community groups helping girls with leadership and confidence. Have you ever expected so much just to be met with disappointment later on? In this video Coach Jen shares with us how Expectations In Sports Lead To Failure. If you want to know how expectations leads to failure all you need to is to read on. Make your opinions known by leaving a comment below! From all the research [...]

Expectations In Sports Leads To Failure2020-09-30T20:18:09+08:00

Mental Preparation In Sports Leads To Confidence

2020-09-30T20:18:22+08:00

Being mentally prepared can go a long way when it comes to your youth athlete's development and overall performance in competition. It is something that they can use both on and off the game. This is part 1 of our series of interviews with Jen Croneberger, softball and mental game coach, CEO/Founder of Excellence Training Camps, Inc., and a 2-time Centennial Conference Coach of the Year nominee. Doubt is a real issue for athletes. The thoughts that are going through their minds can easily take away or distract from their confidence. Building confidence comes from two different places - evaluating [...]

Mental Preparation In Sports Leads To Confidence2020-09-30T20:18:22+08:00

Mental Fitness in Sports

2016-01-14T17:29:50+08:00

What kind of attitude can get an athlete through all the hardships of playing a sport? What causes some players to consider winning as the most important aspect; and others to consider sportsmanship and honor as more important? The answer to the above questions can be found in the inspiring story of a college softball player and players of both the teams. Enjoy the story in this video, an apt example of a mentally fit athlete.. Learn Mental Toughness In Sports How do you Build Mental Fitness in Sports? You need to ask yourself what gets you [...]

Mental Fitness in Sports2016-01-14T17:29:50+08:00

How A D1 Softball Player Deals With Repetitive Stress Injury

2016-01-14T17:43:42+08:00

Enjoy the next installment of her story from Erika Mueller, the D1 Softball player at Brown University... Know How A D1 Softball Player Deals With Repetitive Stress Injury. Just continue reading this article. Playing with an injury is one of the most challenging experiences of my life. This has been topped by a few things, especially not being able to play at all due to injury. It is quite a downward spiral from the onset of a serious sports related injury to the recovery process. First off, I have been so fortunate to lead a healthy life. Up until my time [...]

How A D1 Softball Player Deals With Repetitive Stress Injury2016-01-14T17:43:42+08:00
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