Craig Sigl Articles For Sports

How Mindset Psychology Can Help Athletes Come Back From Disaster

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T12:35:23+08:00

There are many ways to teach mental toughness which I define as: Focused, Confident, Determined, and Resilient, especially under pressure. I am constantly seeking new information and understandings about what makes us more likely to achieve our goals. Since the greatest issue that I see with athletes needing help is in overcoming fear, well, that’s how I’ve structured my teaching over the years. However, I came across another way to teach athletes to develop a powerful mental game and it’s called: Mindset psychology. It’s a body of work that basically says that we fall into 2 camps of thinking - Fixed [...]

How Mindset Psychology Can Help Athletes Come Back From DisasterCraig Sigl2016-01-14T12:35:23+08:00

What Is A Growth Mindset For Athletes?

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T12:35:57+08:00

It never ceases to amaze me how small of a percentage of the general sports world there is that really takes advantage of developing their mental skills. I’ve conducted numerous workshops for youth sports teams and coaches over the years teaching mental toughness skills.In my workshops, there are always some athletes that hang on my every word. They ask questions, they participate, they take notes, and I can see that they are paying attention to everything we do in the workshop. And then there’s those other athletes that are less engaged than when watching a television commercial at home on their [...]

What Is A Growth Mindset For Athletes?Craig Sigl2016-01-14T12:35:57+08:00

How To Develop Strong Determination

Craig Sigl2021-02-12T04:45:29+08:00

The word “determination” has multiple meanings depending on the context of it’s usage but, for the purposes of sports, the dictionary says: “The quality of being determined to do or achieve something” In simpler terms, it means how much of yourself you will put into making a goal a reality. You must have read lots of stuff dealing with "how to increase self determination," but while they have a lot of good things to say; somehow you still can't relate to them. It’s always inspiring to observe a young athlete who is very determined. This athlete can take [...]

How To Develop Strong DeterminationCraig Sigl2021-02-12T04:45:29+08:00

Why Mental Skills Training Is Critical to Become a Pro

Craig Sigl2015-09-04T06:57:35+08:00

The confidence that comes from being mentally tough is so important in any sport, including baseball. And like any other skills, you will have to work on mental skills training. Without it, it is very difficult to overcome those failures, which obviously, nothing in life is failure. It is all a stepping stone and lesson to be learned. To be in professional sports and to have so many athletes who are jealous of where you are at or in direct competition with you to make the big leagues; where obviously, there is big money to be made when you [...]

Why Mental Skills Training Is Critical to Become a ProCraig Sigl2015-09-04T06:57:35+08:00

How to Choose the Best Sports Performance Training Center for Young Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:24:34+08:00

As a parent,choosing the best sports performance training center for your young athletes is essential for his or her field of sport. It is an important factor for your young athlete's greatness and success in his or her career. Discover How to Choose the Best Sports Performance Training Center for Young Athletes by watching the video below. In this video, Peter Vidmar, a world renowned American Gymnast in Olympics History, will guide you to choose training centers which will be best for your young athletes. Please share your thoughts at the comments box below, we’d love to hear [...]

How to Choose the Best Sports Performance Training Center for Young AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:24:34+08:00

Need To Boost Your Confidence In Sports?

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:52:45+08:00

I know exactly how an athlete feels when coach says you need more confidence if you want to be a valuable player. I have worked with hundreds of athletes who come to me with “lack of confidence” or “low confidence” in their sport. How is someone supposed to overcome that? Is low self confidence something that can be "fixed"? Well, what if I told you that the truth about Confidence is... You don’t need it. Not even a shred of it is necessary for brilliant performances in any sport or field. Yep, that’s right, you don’t need any confidence in order to [...]

Need To Boost Your Confidence In Sports?Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:52:45+08:00

Coaching Tip: The Power Of Sports Mantras

Craig Sigl2017-10-18T21:47:01+08:00

Coaches and parents have tremendous influence over their players’ behaviors and beliefs on and off the field. Often, however, the big picture gets lost in young athlete’s minds because there are so many small pictures (details) to remember. Let’s start here by asking ourselves what is it that we really want our youth athletes to learn by participating in the sport? Hold that thought… Recently I thought back to my own experiences as a child and young athlete. What really stood out for me was my mom constantly telling me, “You can do anything you want if you put your mind [...]

Coaching Tip: The Power Of Sports MantrasCraig Sigl2017-10-18T21:47:01+08:00

Parents’ Role In Their Kid’s Sports Performance Anxiety

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:26:41+08:00

Kids' emotions unlike adults are more sensitive,they easily get hurt, get frustrated and depressed when they are unable to perform well or unable to meet others expectations. That is why it is very important for every parent to know their role in preventing their kid's sports performance anxiety. Thousands of times a day, worldwide, a child or teenage athlete wakes up on game day with a huge knot in his stomach. As he goes through his pre-game routine, his tension and nervousness build up and his thoughts run wild turning to worry and then real anxiety: “I have to play well [...]

Parents’ Role In Their Kid’s Sports Performance AnxietyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:26:41+08:00

Mental Abuse In Youth Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:58+08:00

From time to time I hear about emotional abuse in youth sports in my office and in correspondences with the athletes I work with. Playing sports is definitely much harder on today’s youth than the last generation for many reasons. Chief among them is the overheated competition our kids are facing in all aspects of their lives. 30 years ago, there was no such thing as “select sports” and “showcases.” This extreme competition and the “win-at-all-costs” mentality that comes with it have left some casualties and I see them in my office every week. Unfortunately, many parents feed right into [...]

Mental Abuse In Youth SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:19:58+08:00

Sports Visualization: The Shortcut To Great Performances

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:30:49+08:00

I am sure many of you have heard about using sports visualization to improve in your sport, but do you use it? Many people are put off by the word visualization, because they think they cannot do it or some people still are not convinced of the benefits. I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer and I teach youth athletes how to use mental game training to boost their performances. Although I don't think it is the only tool that should be part of your mental training, it certainly should be used as one of the things you can do off [...]

Sports Visualization: The Shortcut To Great PerformancesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:30:49+08:00

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