Craig Sigl, Author at Mental Toughness Trainer

Daring Greatly Takes Courage

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:35+08:00

This article is about of daring greatly takes courage. With all the crazy weather, the shooting tragedies and the stress and strain of the holidays, I thought it was the perfect time to get us all inspired and out of our fears and worries. What better way than to DARE GREATLY. In her new book, researcher professor, Brené Brown explains how the concept of“scarcity thrives in a culture where everyone is hyper-aware of lack and fear.” That causes us to spend unreasonable amounts of time calculating how much we have, want and don’t have, and how much everyone else has, needs [...]

Daring Greatly Takes CourageCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:35+08:00

Performance Goal Setting for Youth Hockey

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:45+08:00

Performance goal setting has a very important role in a kid’s preparation towards the game. As we all know, the goal is to win, but how they achieve it, depends on their attitude and determination. This is Part 3 of a series from an interview with Jamie McKinven, who is the author of the book, So You Want Your Kid To Play Pro Hockey? In this video, Jaymie will share with us what determination means and how it fueled him as a young player. “I ended up playing figure eight hockey, I had a couple of setbacks in minor [...]

Performance Goal Setting for Youth HockeyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:45+08:00

Parents’ Role In Their Kid’s Sports Performance Anxiety

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:26:41+08:00

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 times a day, worldwide, a child or teenage athlete wakes up on game day with a huge knot in his stomach. As he goes through his pre-game routine, his tension and nervousness build up and his thoughts run wild turning to worry and then real anxiety: “I have to play well [...]

Parents’ Role In Their Kid’s Sports Performance AnxietyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:26:41+08:00

How To Build Self Confidence In Hockey

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:24+08:00

Confidence in sports is one of the things that kids struggle against within themselves throughout their childhood. When they lose their confidence, it can causes the child to feel like a failure and lose the game. This can leave them with a painful experience that they can carry with them throughout their entire sports careers. This is Part 2 of a series from an interview with Jamie McKinven, who is the author of the book, "So You Want Your Kid To Play Pro Hockey?" In this video, Jaymie shares with us his biggest frustration as an athlete and how he [...]

How To Build Self Confidence In HockeyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:24+08:00

Character Building In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:43+08:00

Building a young athlete's character is influenced by the people they deal with in their chosen sport, like their coaches, team mates and parents. Character gets further developed along the way as they mature and discover things on their own--which is exactly why character building in sports is important. Every time you are allow yourself to stay in and work through a difficulty, you are building character. When you go these trials and tribulations and things are difficult, try to remember "Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" to help you get in the right from of mind to learn [...]

Character Building In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:43+08:00

Factors That Influence Substance Abuse In High School Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:59+08:00

What are the factors that influence substance abuse in high school athletes? Today's young athletes particularly high school players, are being exposed to substance abuse - alcohol, drugs and other substances that can affect them psychologically. Although high school sports usually do not involve big paychecks and multimillion dollars endorsement deals, competition can be intense mainly because they could potentially lead a young star athlete to great fame and fortune or a college recruiting scholarship in the near future. As a result, substance abuse in high school athletes is becoming prevalent to get that extra edge over their competitors. According to [...]

Factors That Influence Substance Abuse In High School AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:59+08:00

The Power Of Your Unconscious Mind: Unlock It, Master it. Now!

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:22+08:00

Did you know that only 3% of your brain’s processing power, is used by your conscious mind and the other 97% is subconscious, unconscious, autonomic, automatic. Isn't that amazing! For instance, you don’t have to think about how to breath, blink your eyes or move your arm right? All these things happen on automatic pilot. Scientists have found that the power of your unconscious mind is perhaps a million times greater than that of your conscious mind. So imagine how powerful you would be if you get their unconscious mind onboard with your intention and will. We normally try to make [...]

The Power Of Your Unconscious Mind: Unlock It, Master it. Now!Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:22+08:00

How To Teach Kids Positive Self-Talk: A Child’s Emotional Bulletproof Vest

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:47+08:00

Kids are constantly being bombarded with negative messages from the media, their peers and sometimes even coaches that hurt their confidence and destroy their self esteem. As parents we all wonder what we can and should do about it? Well we have some "easy to implement" solutions for you from Devin Hughes. He is a former college basketball player, motivational speaker and author, who learned from his own life lessons the power of positive self talk. In this article he shares with you how to teach children positive self talk to use as an "Emotional Bulletproof Vest." Let us know [...]

How To Teach Kids Positive Self-Talk: A Child’s Emotional Bulletproof VestCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:47+08:00

Mental Abuse In Youth Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:58+08:00

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 facing in all aspects of their lives. 30 years ago, there was no such thing as “select sports” and “showcases.” This extreme competition and the “win-at-all-costs” mentality that comes with it have left some casualties and I see them in my office every week. Unfortunately, many parents feed right into [...]

Mental Abuse In Youth SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:58+08:00

Good Communication Tips For Youth Coaches

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:20:31+08:00

Coaches have tremendous influence over their athletes’ behaviors and beliefs on and off the field. Today I would like to share with you some good communication tips to improve your communication with your team. To Create Good Communication Focus On The Positive And Repeat It Often Recently I thought back to my own experiences as a young athlete. What really stood out for me was not my coach, but my mom constantly telling me, “You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it. I believe in you.” I can still hear her voice in my head. Was [...]

Good Communication Tips For Youth CoachesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:20:31+08:00

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