Craig Sigl articles written for youth sports mental game training, tips, techniques and skills

How To Get The Most Out of Sports Parenting Advice

2020-09-30T23:44:31+08:00

Athletes, do you have parents who mean well, but sometimes give you advice or suggestions that get you angry? Watch this video to learn how to make the most out of sports parenting advice by taking their suggestions and using it to your advantage... How To Get The Most Out OF Your Sports Parents Advice.. “My Dad, who is so annoying, constantly telling me I am doing things wrong and I need to do better and I am not as good as I could be. So how do you deal with that?” You need to TRANSLATE what he [...]

How To Get The Most Out of Sports Parenting Advice2020-09-30T23:44:31+08:00

How To Increase Mental Focus

2020-09-30T23:44:50+08:00

Do you beat yourself up after you make a mistake? Loss your focus? Learn how to How To Increase Mental Focus increase your mental focus anytime, even after a mistake... Learn How To Increase Mental Focus How To Increase Mental Focus There’s 3 minutes left to play in the 2nd period and your team is down by 3. You are all desperately trying to score to turn the tide of the game. You take charge of the puck, but you lose it in a breakout that could have easily set up your top scorer for a perfect shot [...]

How To Increase Mental Focus2020-09-30T23:44:50+08:00

If Winning Isnt Everything…Then What Is?

2020-09-30T23:45:06+08:00

Sometimes when you stop TRYING TO WIN you end up winning more. In this article on If Winning Isn't Everything, Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer explains why... Most coaches emphasize winning. I am sure you have all heard the quote from Vince Lombardi "Winning isnt everything...it's the only thing" You've been taught all of your life that to succeed, you always have to work hard towards a goal. Well, that's true, except that in competition and game time, athletes often perform MUCH BETTER by not focusing on winning! Watch the video below to learn why focusing on winning backfires and discover [...]

If Winning Isnt Everything…Then What Is?2020-09-30T23:45:06+08:00

How To Get Back Into The Game When Sitting The Bench – Part 2

2020-09-30T23:45:13+08:00

In this article and video you will learn how to get back in the game from sitting on the bench... Even if your athlete is sitting the bench the whole year, they will be learning powerful lessons that will prove valuable the rest of their lives such as discipline, consistency, perseverance, and especially patience. So how do you help a frustrated kid who is a bench warmer? Watch the video below to find out! It’s also a fact of team sports that there are always going to be more players than can play at any given time. Backups are [...]

How To Get Back Into The Game When Sitting The Bench – Part 22020-09-30T23:45:13+08:00

Show Your Son/Daughter This Video After A Big Loss or Choke

2020-09-30T23:54:41+08:00

I regularly hear athletes describe in great detail how devastating their last loss or choke was. Unfortunately kids and adults alike, tend to To a lot of kids playing sports, it can seem like the end of the world. What they are missing is…PERSPECTIVE. Playing sports see the loss or mistake in a new light and make it an experience they learn and grow from. Your athlete makes a big mistake or is upset after a poor performance. What should you say or do? This is a perfect time to help them see the loss or mistake in a new [...]

Show Your Son/Daughter This Video After A Big Loss or Choke2020-09-30T23:54:41+08:00

Case Histories Of Baseball Players Needing Mental Game Help

2016-01-14T17:36:22+08:00

There is so many Case Histories Of Baseball Players Needing Mental Game Help. I went to fan appreciation day at the Seattle Mariners stadium a couple years ago. There were 4 pitchers on the dugout that us fans got to interview. I asked the first question: "What do you do for your mental game?" All 4 of them responded but did not answer the question and so I finished by concluding "so you don't do anything?" over the stadium loudspeakers and then gave them my card as they walked off. Most players have no idea how important the mental game plays a [...]

Case Histories Of Baseball Players Needing Mental Game Help2016-01-14T17:36:22+08:00

Get In The Zone Using Clear The Mechanism

2015-10-27T08:08:36+08:00

We've all heard about “The Zone” right?  No, I’m not talking about a special diet or a municipal district.  I’m talking about that elusive state of being that you can create within yourself so that you can achieve your potential in performing anything. The Zone has been described as an ecstatic experience when everything works, fits, and is just right.  It’s effortless and the perfect actions just happen. It’s like being possessed by your best self.  You usually have an intense focus on what you’re doing and everything else fades away. Many sports movies depict such scenes where the spectators blur [...]

Get In The Zone Using Clear The Mechanism2015-10-27T08:08:36+08:00

Preparation Is The Key To Controlling Your Anger

2015-02-27T16:13:01+08:00

Ever lose your temper playing sports?  Most of us have and it usually never ends up with a positive outcome.  Well in sports losing your cool can have devastating results.  So how do elite athletes control their tempers? How do your athletes act when they are provoked or teased? Reacting out of anger has brought down even the best of athletes.Watch the video to build mental endurance and know how to maintain your cool. In this video, Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer shares some mental strength secrets and how elite athletes deal with frustration and anger... Secrets Of Elite [...]

Preparation Is The Key To Controlling Your Anger2015-02-27T16:13:01+08:00

Using Positive Self Talk In Sports

2014-06-13T02:00:32+08:00

Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! Craig, the mental toughness trainer teaches a group of football players the importance of using positive self talk to get their game to the next level. “This is a big deal. I want us really locked in on this meeting. I want us getting better because of it. We all need this. I’m going to introduce a guy here. His name is Craig Sigl. He is a Mental Toughness Trainer. We got to get ready. We got to get better up here. Let’s go and let’s listen to what he said. And let’s take some [...]

Using Positive Self Talk In Sports2014-06-13T02:00:32+08:00
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