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How To Speed Up Learning New Skills

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:40:46+08:00

Craig recently interviewed Coach Mike Tully from Total Game Plan, who has studied performance for three decades, first as an international sports writer covering the Olympics, the World Series and the Stanley Cup playoffs, and then as a college and high school coach. In this video on How To Speed Up Learning New Skills, craig and Coach Tully discusss 4 skills you need to get you to the next level in your sport... Coach Mike Tully from Total Game Plan has studied peak performance for three decades, first as an international sports writer and then as a championship coach. [...]

How To Speed Up Learning New SkillsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:40:46+08:00

How To Improve Concentration In Your Sport

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:39:02+08:00

In this article you will learn how to improve concentration in your sport. So many of the athletes I work with complain about their difficulty in being able to concentrate and focus playing their sport, especially under pressure. "Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary." Ray Knight What Is The Importance Of Concentration In Sports? When you get really good at concentration and focus, almost nothing will be able to knock you off your game, like crowds screaming, opponents trash talking you, just any pressure will be a non-factor and you will see your [...]

How To Improve Concentration In Your SportCraig Sigl2017-09-28T19:39:02+08:00

How To Eliminate Anxiety in Sports?

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:41:36+08:00

I get asked all the time, the question how to eliminate anxiety in sports and rightfully so. This is a problem experience by both amateur and professional athletes all the time. It is an important issue to address, because it is not only holds kids in sports back from being successful, but also from the enjoyment of playing their sport. Read on for the solution. 90% of all athletes experience anxiety in sports. The old way is to distract or find some willpower to push through the negative emotions. The new way is to MASTER your emotional responses and own them. [...]

How To Eliminate Anxiety in Sports?Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:41:36+08:00

Sports Performance Anxiety Solution

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:11+08:00

So many athletes experience performance anxiety in their sport, I felt it was important to address the issue and offer a quick easy solution. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. Did you know that approximately 90% of athletes experience performance anxiety, so you are not alone! Even Pro athletes experience sport anxiety, but they know how to rise above it. So can you! I've seem some amazing results with his athletes using this simple Sports Performance Anxiety Solution... How to Help Athletes Stop Sports Performance Anxiety to achieve [...]

Sports Performance Anxiety SolutionCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:11+08:00

How to Train for a Strong Mind

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:46:48+08:00

In this video, Craig, Mental Toughness Trainer, talks how to develop a strong mind, what stops athletes from being mentally tough and how to overcome through mental obstacles. What Can You Do to have Strong Mind “Success in life is a matter not so much of talent as of concentration and perseverance.” C.W. Wendte Repetitive training and natural ability can only get you so far. We see talented players all the time face these problems: Choking in Clutch Situations Suffering from performance anxiety Getting intimidated by opponents Performing well in practice, but losing in competition Think about it, haven’t [...]

How to Train for a Strong MindCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:46:48+08:00

What’s Happening To Our Kids? A Call To Action…

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:50:36+08:00

The following is an article What’s Happening To Our Kids? A Call To Action by guest coach, lecturer and author of the book Just Let the Kids Play, Bob Bigelow. The former NBA player lectures all around the country address issues involving youth sports. This is part one of a two part article... Picture the typical youth sports game – a blur of motion and sound. Some parentsare busy cheering positively or just chatting among themselves, enjoying the day. Others are prowling the sidelines. The prowlers mean business. These parents become field generals, barking orders and commanding their children to excel. In [...]

What’s Happening To Our Kids? A Call To Action…Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:50:36+08:00

Sports Competition – Winning Is A Habit

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:52:24+08:00

This is an interview Craig did on making winning a habit with Dr. Allen Fox who has a Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA, where he won the NCAA Singles and Doubles titles and was named UCLA Athlete of the Year. He played professionally coached the Pepperdine University tennis team into a national power and wrote 4 books including "Tennis: Winning the Mental Match." In Sports competitions, Dr. Fox explains how WINNING needs to be a habit! Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer asks Dr. Fox, "What would you have to say to a sixteen year old having a meltdown? [...]

Sports Competition – Winning Is A HabitCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:52:24+08:00

Dehydration Is A Major Cause Of Loss Of Focus

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:53:01+08:00

Do you remember the tragic story of Korey Stringer, the football player from Ohio State who died from dehydration? Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. Not drinking enough water is a serious problem in today's society and not just in the sports world. I wanted to make sure I addressed this issue in our blog to emphasize the importance to parents and coaches of the need to pay attention to sports dehydration symptoms. What a lot of people don't know is that Dehydration can be a major cause [...]

Dehydration Is A Major Cause Of Loss Of FocusCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:53:01+08:00

Is Tiger Woods Mentally Tough?

Craig Sigl2017-10-18T00:12:39+08:00

So what is "Mental Toughness" anyway and why do you need it? I believe Mental Toughness is when you are Confident, Focused, Determined and Resilient...Even Under Pressure. Lots of athletes exhibit some of these traits, some of the time, but very few exhibit them ALL of the time. Now most people think Tiger Woods is the epitome of Mental Toughness, right? He certainly has talent, determination, focus and confidence, but he's missing one important aspect of being mentally tough. RESILIENT UNDER PRESSURE As far as I can see, since his personal troubles became public, Tiger does not seem to be bouncing back. On the other hand [...]

Is Tiger Woods Mentally Tough?Craig Sigl2017-10-18T00:12:39+08:00

Learn How To Control Emotions – Allen Fox, Tennis Coach

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:54:36+08:00

What separates the professionals from the everyday player? Learn how to control your emotions from tennis great, Allen Fox, author of 4 books on the mental game of tennis and former professional player, it is our ability to override our emotional response to give up when faced with extreme pressure. We are going to be sharing with you articles, interviews and videos from other experts in the mental training and youth sports field. If you know someone we should feature, please reply to this email and let us know. So why can some players withstand pressure and other players fold? Learn [...]

Learn How To Control Emotions – Allen Fox, Tennis CoachCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:54:36+08:00

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