Craig Sigl Articles For Sports

Overcoming Fear of Failure in Sports

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:38:47+08:00

Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. All athletes have a fear of failure in their sport. It is probably the #1 issue I deal with in my office. Helping athletes overcoming fear in their sport is very difficult for some coaches and parents, because they find that sometimes what worked for them does not work for the athlete. In this video, I will give you some techniques I use so you can learn hopefully so new ways to help your athletes get past the fear of failure. I had the [...]

Overcoming Fear of Failure in SportsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:38:47+08:00

Make your Mind Strong – Be Mentally Confident

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:08+08:00

People believe that you are either mentally confident, or you are not. That’s not exactly true, you have to train your mind, just like you have to train your body. The good news is if you take the time in training your mind to be confident, then it makes practice and drilling easier and more effective and you are ready for anything at your big event or game. Tips to Make Your Mind Strong In this video, Craig talks to a team of wrestlers’ right before their match. They won the tournament by one point as a team. [...]

Make your Mind Strong – Be Mentally ConfidentCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:08+08:00

The Importance of Mental Training In Sports

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:59+08:00

Why is it important to train your mind to be strong? Many young athletes are still not brought into why the mental game is so important for them when they play their sport. Get Craig, the mental toughness trainer’s perspective on the importance of mental training from a talk he gave to the Lady Big Dogs basketball team… The Significance ofMental Training in Sports? But what is being mentally fit? Before you train your mind, you need to know what you are training to be, being mentally confident is being focused, confident, determined, and resilient. Resilient means that you have [...]

The Importance of Mental Training In SportsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:59+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 Convince Your Teen For Mental Drills?

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:43+08:00

For parents, it is very difficult to watch youth athlete struggle in sports, no matter how good it is for them.That is one of the reasons, in this article; we discuss some mental drills which will help them in becoming mentally strong and achieve peak performance. Like every athlete parent, it is painful to watch their kid excel in practice but choke in the big event. This not just affects parents, but also effects athletes; not being able to perform in big event makes them lose confidence and doubt their abilities. Craig, Mental Toughness Trainer, helped one father, a former Olympic [...]

How to Convince Your Teen For Mental Drills?Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:43+08:00

How To Motivate Your Junior Golfer

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:43:21+08:00

In this article you've got some tips of how to motivate your junior golfer. Do you ever experience stubbornness from your junior golfer or teen athlete? HaHaHa... How do you get across the idea that the mental game is as important as the physical game? Here is a short video that tells the story of how Craig helped motivate his own junior golfer - his teenage son. It might even get you to laugh... Make sure to take a minute and check us out on Facebook. We put up inspirational quotes, motivating stories and tips that rock! It’s the [...]

How To Motivate Your Junior GolferCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:43:21+08:00

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 3

Craig Sigl2015-09-04T06:55:02+08:00

Here's part 3 of the high school golf series on how to do a purposeful pre shot routine. In this video, we cover Alignment and Swing Keys. Part 1 is assessing the conditions, creating a trigger to connect to the unconscious mind. Part 2 was all about picking small targets and visualizing Here’s the elements of a great pre shot routine: 1. A pre shot routine with a purpose for everything you do in it. A Trigger to begin it. Assess the conditions Pick a small target Visualize the shot Alignment Swing key Trigger to end it and begin the [...]

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 3Craig Sigl2015-09-04T06:55:02+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

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