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How To Overcome Fear And Build Confidence For Youth Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:03:49+08:00

Today we have another article from Ethan J. Skolnick Lead Sports Writer covering the Miami Heat and the NBA and Dr. Andrea Corn a licensed psychologist. In this video, they share tips on how to overcome fear and build confidence for youth athletes. You want to be able to motivate youth athletes to overcome fear and build confidence by being helpful and making constructive suggestions, because intimidation and belittling is not going to be effective at all. It is very important for parents who may believe their child is talented, or even for the coach who is trying [...]

How To Overcome Fear And Build Confidence For Youth AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:03:49+08:00

How To Use The Power Of Visualization In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:36+08:00

Visualization is one of the most powerful techniques an athlete can use on a regular basis. Discover techniques from Gold Medalist Peter Vidmar How To Use The Power of Visualization In Sports by watching the video below. Every morning I would always do a little workout. A little run, a little jog, I'll talk more in detail about that later. At the end of that, I would mentally review my routines. I would close my eyes and here is another thing about mental preparation. You can visualize yourself performing a skill in two different ways. One is to [...]

How To Use The Power Of Visualization In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:36+08:00

The Outlier Effect: Building Confidence in Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:52:51+08:00

In our first article, we defined athletic confidence, and discussed many forms of interference when building confidence in sports, including excessive praise, lack of competence, fear of failure and poor adult mentorship. One additional hidden factor, coined “The Outlier Effect” by author Malcolm Gladwell, can be one of the most devastating confidence crushers, through no fault of your athletes at all. One of our biggest problems in youth sports, and early education for that matter, is that we have institutionalized and streamlined our registration protocols into yearlong time blocks. We organize children chronologically instead of developmentally. While this certainly makes it [...]

The Outlier Effect: Building Confidence in SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:52:51+08:00

Effective Communication Skills Is The Key To Success

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:55:42+08:00

Today we have a special guest post from Ethan J. Skolnick Lead Writer covering the Miami Heat and the NBA and Dr. Andrea Corn a licensed psychologist to talk about effective communication skills. They offer some excellent advice and insights some that is shared in the Effective Communication Skills video below. There’s going to be good reasons why children do leave organized sports at the age of 13. It is a pivotal age. You are shifting from elementary to middle school. You are at the cusp of adolescence, early adolescence and puberty. There are many changes going on, [...]

Effective Communication Skills Is The Key To SuccessCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:55:42+08:00

What Grades Do I Need For A Sports Scholarship?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:02:48+08:00

Your athletes definitely need to be physically qualified to be eligible to play on college and have a sports scholarship or athletic scholarship. But there is a big competition among athletes for scholarship, so academics is very important too. If you have low grades on your high school, you are cutting your chances in half right off the bat. Learn here on what exactly the grades you need to qualify on a college sports scholarship by watching this video. Please share your thoughts at the comments box below, we’d love to hear what you have to say! We [...]

What Grades Do I Need For A Sports Scholarship?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:02:48+08:00

Are You Good Enough For A College Sports Scholarship?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:03:05+08:00

Almost every athletic child is aspiring to have a college sports scholarship. It is very important to prepare at very early age and examine oneself if deserving to have a certain opportunity. Now, evaluate yourself if you are good enough for a college sports scholarships by watching this video. Please share your thoughts at the comments box below, we’d love to hear what you have to say! It is probably one of the most important things an athlete needs to figure out when they start the process before they start. You want to use some of the resources [...]

Are You Good Enough For A College Sports Scholarship?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:03:05+08:00

Advice For Young Baseball Players

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:15:39+08:00

If you are seeking professional advice for young baseball players here's some tips for you from Matt Bruback. First off you can do your research. My father was really big on Baseball America. It gives you a lot of information. You have this idea that all the clubs are working against each other. They are trying to have the best talent. Once you learn the different teams conclude and they really have control over a player’s fate. To go against that is counterproductive. At the end of the day, you as a player want to be successful. You [...]

Advice For Young Baseball PlayersCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:15:39+08:00

How To Get An Athletic Scholarship

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:15:56+08:00

In planning for college athletic scholarships, parents are going through a lot of research in discovering what is the best school for their young athletes to become equipped on what they do best. Basically, there are a lot of concerns coming to your mind in securing that the needs of child will meet to your capability of supporting them. Discover the best tip you can have on how to get an athletic scholarship by watching this video. Please share your thoughts at the comments box below, we’d love to hear what you have to say! One of the [...]

How To Get An Athletic ScholarshipCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:15:56+08:00

Should You Rely On Your High School Coach To Get Recruited?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:16:20+08:00

If you want your young athlete to to get an athletic scholarship for college, it is very important to get him/her started early. At this time, his/her high school coach's role might be significant in the recruitment process to play for college. Should You Rely On Your High School Coach To Get Recruited? Find out if you should just rely on your high school coach to get recruited by watching this video. Please share your thoughts at the comments box below, we’d love to hear what you have to say! Good question and this is going to range [...]

Should You Rely On Your High School Coach To Get Recruited?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:16:20+08:00

The Truth About The College Recruiting Showcase

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:16:44+08:00

Getting an athletic scholarship is a big deal for young athletes. In recruiting athletes nowadays, coaches are looking for kids in some sports clinics and college showcases. Parents are sending their children in these events to be recognized too. Discover how going to sports clinics or showcase will help in getting an athletic scholarship by watching the video below. Please share your thoughts at the comments box below, we’d love to hear what you have to say! Yes and no, there are some. Obviously, going to a showcase or a clinic or a recruiting event is better than [...]

The Truth About The College Recruiting ShowcaseCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:16:44+08:00