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Words Of Encouragement From Coaches: Are You Doing It Right?

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:37:51+08:00

There are so many trite cliches floating around in the sports world that are often repeated by unknowing coaches. Some of them are very useful and when communicated consistently can ingrain solid beliefs and habits that lead to becoming great performers like: “You are relentless.” “You can do this.” Notice the elegance of simplicity in those 2 encouraging messages. That’s what works for athletes. On the other hand, I have heard countless stories from athletes of coaches using words they think are going to motivate and help an athlete but actually do the opposite: 2 Things Coaches Say That Hurts Players Performance [...]

Words Of Encouragement From Coaches: Are You Doing It Right?Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:37:51+08:00

How To Coach U8 Soccer Practice

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:52+08:00

Each age group of youth soccer teams comes with its own set of challenges and rewards. Here we will focus on a typical session for under 8 players, addressing their needs and learning styles in order to optimize their learning whilst maintaining a fun, engaging environment. Before we look at some practice session examples it’s important to try and understand the players we are working with a little bit better. So I will list some typical traits of players in this age bracket: In the early development stage of their soccer motor skills Short attention spans/ Easily distracted Learn best through [...]

How To Coach U8 Soccer PracticeCraig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:52+08:00

The One Best Lesson a Coach Can Give the Team for the Season

Craig Sigl2018-04-26T02:11:31+08:00

It has been said that athletics is a great developer and teacher of character. There is a great deal of truth in that statement, but it also is a great revealer of character. I’m sure there are numerous examples that come to mind when you think of high profile What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player -John Wooden athletes, in the professional, collegiate and the high school ranks with regard to this both positively and negatively. With that being said, what is it that would seem to [...]

The One Best Lesson a Coach Can Give the Team for the SeasonCraig Sigl2018-04-26T02:11:31+08:00

How To Build Confidence In Young Athletes

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T11:53:33+08:00

You’re a coach (or a parent) interested in developing a strong mental game for your athletes, right? First off, let’s define that so we know what we’re talking about here. I define it as: Focused, Confident, Determined and Resilient, especially under pressure. You also know that if your athletes were to play with more of that, then they would bring their “A” game to competition like you get to see in practice regularly. If you’ve coached athletes for any significant amount of time, you know that performance anxiety and fear of failure are a huge obstacle to playing their best. What [...]

How To Build Confidence In Young AthletesCraig Sigl2016-01-14T11:53:33+08:00

Three Soccer Drills For Kids

Craig Sigl2015-01-17T00:08:47+08:00

Coach U12 and under soccer players to develop confidence through these drills Hello! My name is Goran Popovic, and I'm a football/soccer coach with UEFA A license. Today I'm going to show you some soccer drills for players under 12 years of age. These three soccer drills for kids are just like the ones I demonstrate on the components of football development when I train teens, high schoolers and college soccer players. Modern training tends to be done in a much shorter time and yet achieve maximum effect. Kids of this age are in the sensitive stages of development and [...]

Three Soccer Drills For KidsCraig Sigl2015-01-17T00:08:47+08:00

How To Run A Soccer Practice For Youth Players

Craig Sigl2015-01-09T18:56:37+08:00

How to coach youth soccer The biggest challenge that is faced by a coach is consistently providing an engaging and fun environment for their players. In providing a quality training session soccer coaches assist players to unconsciously improving an array of skills, such as motor, technical, and social, in each training session. For starters, it is rule of thumb to depart from using “The Three L’s”, which is Laps, Lines, and Lectures. This is old school and it isn’t very effective any more. Laps do not fulfill a purpose in the drills since young players are naturally fit. [...]

How To Run A Soccer Practice For Youth PlayersCraig Sigl2015-01-09T18:56:37+08:00

Leading Your Basketball Team To Victory

Craig Sigl2015-01-09T08:30:16+08:00

As a coach you must provide the necessary leadership in order for your team to be victorious and to create a long-term climate of success. In order for a leader to be followed they must have a winning philosophy and system that can be articulated with passion to the team. In order for the team to commit 100%, they must see, through the coach’s passion and by example, how much you are committed to each player and the team’s victory. There are three major components to developing a winning mindset and program. Foster Team Chemistry For Consistent Victories The first [...]

Leading Your Basketball Team To VictoryCraig Sigl2015-01-09T08:30:16+08:00

How To Close Out The Win When Leading In Volleyball

Craig Sigl2015-01-03T22:32:13+08:00

As a volleyball athlete and coach, I have seen numerous situations when teams who are leading a game or a match become complacent allowing the momentum to shift to the opponent. This is by far, the worst way to lose because the win was almost in the palm of your hand. I’m sure we have all seen teams come back from incredible odds. I remember one of our teams being down 14 to 1, (side out scoring) and they came back and won the game 16-14. Our team was ecstatic, while the other team was understandably devastated. So the game is [...]

How To Close Out The Win When Leading In VolleyballCraig Sigl2015-01-03T22:32:13+08:00

3 Reasons Your Athletes Should Practice Active Visualization

Craig Sigl2017-10-18T22:54:10+08:00

I’ve written extensively on “How” to visualize and the actual steps. This is actually the easy part. The hard part is developing the discipline to do it on a regular basis. In my work with athletes, I’ve discovered that those who don’t do it much, it’s because they are basically not convinced enough that it will actually improve performance. They are convinced that physical practice, training and drills will improve their performance and so they do that. Think about this for a minute. You are driving a car to go somewhere and you get a flat tire. The car will not [...]

3 Reasons Your Athletes Should Practice Active VisualizationCraig Sigl2017-10-18T22:54:10+08:00

Coaches: One-size-fits-all philosophy doesn’t work

Craig Sigl2018-02-27T09:14:10+08:00

Coach, your job is one of the most important authority positions a young person will encounter and you have tremendous power to influence them...if you use it wisely. I know you care a lot about winning and I want you to keep that desire...it's a good thing! The video below is your first step toward that end. And when you're done with this video, go to this one where I will give you the shortcut secret to getting much more out of your athletes than you currently get. In this Article/Video you will learn about the Coaches: Develop Mental Strength In [...]

Coaches: One-size-fits-all philosophy doesn’t workCraig Sigl2018-02-27T09:14:10+08:00

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