How To Become Fearless, Bold & Confident In Life
Craig Sigl2021-12-04T04:00:02+08:00How would you like to be Fearless? And courageous? How would you like to stop being scared or anxious or nervous so much? It all starts with my basic formula: Performance = Potential - Interference What do these words mean? Well, the word, Performance, means- you playing your sport or game or doing anything you want to do well in. Potential means, what you have the ability to do, right now, today. Interference means - whatever holds you back or stops you. Summing it up, the whole formula means this: You will play/perform your best when you get rid of the [...]
Are You Getting Enough Rest?
Mental Toughness Team2021-07-09T05:25:56+08:00Why Do We Need A 'Rest Day'? We work hard day in and day out so that we can play even harder when game time comes. Practice, hard work, and dedication are all important pieces of the puzzle that make up a top performing athlete. But there is one more piece to that puzzle that’s just as important as giving it 110% every practice - getting quality rest. A huge problem I’ve seen, over and over, that keeps athletes from greatness, is not getting enough quality rest. Inside of our bodies, we are constantly preserving a balance between action and rest. [...]
What Do You Mean “Stop Thinking”?
Mental Toughness Team2021-07-09T05:30:49+08:00Like a racing car is designed to drive, your mind is designed to think. When coaches and others give you well-intended advice to stop overthinking, they don't realize how futile this directive is. How do you simply "stop"? Can’t I Just Get My Zen On? I guess you could go to the Himalayas and meditate with some Buddhist monks for a few years and you'd learn how to do it. Don't get me wrong, meditation is a great thing. But, it can still be very difficult to slow or stop overthinking. The good news is it's not even necessary to do [...]
How To Overcome The Fear Of Disappointing Parents and Others
Craig Sigl2021-07-09T06:01:13+08:00This is a clip from the Baseball/Softball Mental Toughness program released in spring 2018. It’s part of module 7 where we work on becoming fearless by finding a treatment for the fear of failure and rejection. […]
Visualization Techniques & Exercises for Sports Performance Training
Craig Sigl2021-07-09T06:06:18+08:00Mental practice or visualization techniques: using your imagination to practice your sport! […]
Top 30 Sports Quotes to Live By
Craig Sigl2021-07-09T06:14:51+08:00Need a dose of sports motivation? Here are your Top 30 mental toughness quotes: […]
Two Reasons Why We Over Self-Criticize and Beat Ourselves Up
Craig Sigl2021-04-20T07:24:46+08:00Why are we so hard on ourselves? […]
How to Be More Aggressive in Basketball
Craig Sigl2021-04-14T02:59:37+08:00If your youth basketball coaching sessions have seen your coach imploring you to be more aggressive out there on the court, there are a great number of drills you can do to gain more toughness and therefore more aggressive in your basketball. Let’s take a look at some of the drills you can be teaching to improve today and in the future: Teaching the Aggressive Defensive Basketball Position Drill Aggressive play starts with defense. Put your energy into stopping that opposing player from scoring like your life depends on it. Get every rebound [...]
How to Get Over the Fear of Failing
Craig Sigl2021-04-14T06:03:44+08:00I have often stated to my student trainers that whenever you are in doubt about working with someone (and not sure where to go or what to do) you can always ask yourself or the other person: “Where is the fear in this?” […]