Craig Sigl, Author at Mental Toughness Trainer

Hard Work Leads To Success – Learn From Karl Mecklenburg

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:32:53+08:00

Hard Work Leads To Success - Learn From Karl Mecklenburg. We love introducing you to amazing people in the youth sports world that are working to positively impact our kids in sports. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth sports. We have recently partnered with author and business coach, Chrissy Carew who created the site Insightful Player, to help kids build strong character and teach them valuable life skills. As you know, this is something we are also passionate about at the Mental Toughness Academy. The Insightful Player site features inspirational stories [...]

Hard Work Leads To Success – Learn From Karl MecklenburgCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:32:53+08:00

What Parents Must Know About Their Children In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:16+08:00

When you finish this article/Video, Go to the Categories and Select "Parents" for more tips. Transcript As a 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 Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer and I specialize in youth sports athletes. I wanted to put share with you some of my suggestions on how to make sure that it is a [...]

What Parents Must Know About Their Children In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:16+08:00

Learning + Enjoyment = Winning – NOT Parent’s Pressure On Kids

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:27+08:00

Do you as a parent find yourself confused as to how much pressure you should put on your child to help them reach their athletic potential? Did your coaches, mentors and parents put a lot of pressure on you and so you think that pressure on kids work too? Read on to find out that is not always the best way to go... Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer. Today we have a guest article from Dennis Hillyard about what parents pressuring does to kids in sports. Coach Hillyard has been a player, [...]

Learning + Enjoyment = Winning – NOT Parent’s Pressure On KidsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:27+08:00

How Athletes Can Stop Choking Under Pressure?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:43+08:00

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 he let it go through his legs. It went down as one of the worst chokes in the history of baseball. World famous tennis player, John McEnroe was leading Ivan Lendl, 2 sets to 0 in the French Open and had not lost a match all year. McEnroe only needed [...]

How Athletes Can Stop Choking Under Pressure?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:43+08:00

Mental Performance Anxiety – The Hidden Culprit

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:54+08:00

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 deeper than just pressure from sports parents and coaches. Love to know your thoughts and experiences in the comments below. What are the Effects of Performance Anxiety on Sports Performance? It seems like everywhere around the world, kids in sports are experiencing some sort of sports performance anxiety like this [...]

Mental Performance Anxiety – The Hidden CulpritCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:54+08:00

High School Baseball Coaching Tips – How To Focus

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:34:08+08:00

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 tips post to help you teach your high school players a quick technique on how to focus. High School Baseball Pitching Coaches Learn How To Get Your Players To Focus Let me tell you a story about Jim, a 16-year-old varsity pitcher. Unlike many of his teammates, he hadn't played on a select team, but is showing signs of becoming a very powerful player as his body grew taller and stronger over the [...]

High School Baseball Coaching Tips – How To FocusCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:34:08+08:00

‘On Air’- Craig Discusses the Importance of Mental Training for Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:34:25+08:00

Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer was recently featured on a sports radio talk show discussing “The 4 Keys for Developing Mental Toughness for Teen Athletes”. We thought there was some valuable information in the interview we wanted to share. Some of the questions that were discussed in the talk show are: How you might be sabotaging your performance without even knowing it? How developing mental fitness may be different than you think? Why, not developing a positive mental attitude could cost you BIG TIME during critical moments? How mental strength can be a performance booster? The Introduction [...]

‘On Air’- Craig Discusses the Importance of Mental Training for AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:34:25+08:00

Can Some Performance Anxiety Treatments Actually Make Your Problem Worse?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:34:43+08:00

Are you one of those people that occasionally suffer from performance anxiety? It is such a common problem among athletes you would think that sports psychologist would have some good solutions for athletes by now. Unfortunately this is NOT the case. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer. If you have never been to see a sports psychologist this short dialogue will give you a sample of what the typical performance anxiety treatments are like and why they don't work! I will go out on a limb and say that some performance anxiety treatments [...]

Can Some Performance Anxiety Treatments Actually Make Your Problem Worse?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:34:43+08:00

Top 9 “Must Haves” For Kids In Sports To Be Successful

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:23:29+08:00

What Are The “Must Haves” For Kids In Sports? Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the mental toughness trainer for youth athletes. I hear from our parents all the time about how their kids are struggling in their sport for a variety of reasons. We all get our children to participate in sports for "all the right" reasons and when it does not go as planned it can be extremely frustrating. So I wanted to do a post to give you some ideas on how you can positively effect your kids experience playing their sport. I would also [...]

Top 9 “Must Haves” For Kids In Sports To Be SuccessfulCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:23:29+08:00

National Youth Sports Program Launched To Build Confidence For Kids In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:35:13+08:00

I hear stories all the time from frustrated parents about their kids in sports wanting to drop out. If you want to make sure your kids are getting the best experience possible from their sports program be sure to read on... Has this been a problem for you? If so, we would love to hear what happened with your kid in the comments section below. Listen here:National Youth Sports 35 million kids play organized sports every year and 92% of parents of youth athletes felt youth sports programs were important to the overall development of their [...]

National Youth Sports Program Launched To Build Confidence For Kids In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:35:13+08:00

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