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Deal With Pressure To Win In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:02+08:00

In this video Coach Dan discusses effective ways to Deal With Pressure In Order To Win In Sports. This is part 4 in the series of interviews with Coach Dan Clemens. Let's find out how Coach Dan and his team deals with pressure and use it to win. All of us will feel pressure at some point in our lives. The biggest thing, first, I tell kids to do is breathe. Take a couple of deep breaths and clear your mind. Just try to relax a little bit. Second, think small. I think a lot of times when [...]

Deal With Pressure To Win In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:02+08:00

Visualization: Building Confidence In Baseball

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:13+08:00

Building Confidence in Baseball through Visualization. This is part 3 in the series of interviews with Coach Dan Clemens. Here, he shares with us How To Build Confidence In Baseball: Use Visualization Read on as Coach Dan discusses how the power of visualization can help you become a more confident baseball player. If the kids can think back to a time when they have been successful at something like in batting practice, if a kid has really been struggling and he has a couple of really good swings and hits the ball well, then I will say: "Remember [...]

Visualization: Building Confidence In BaseballCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:13+08:00

Rutgers Scarlet Knight Players Learn From Passion NOT Abuse!

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:38+08:00

Rutgers Scarlet Knight Players Learn From Passion NOT Abuse Since the Rutger Scarlet Knights coach is being so pillared in the press lately, Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer wanted to weigh on how coaches can lead with passion - not abuse! It is also important you keep a vigilant watch that your kids are never subjected to that kind of abuse... Recently Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer was interviewed for an upcoming article in Consumer Affairs about the Rutgers coaching scandal. We thought his answers would be helpful… What do you believe is the biggest lesson parents should take from [...]

Rutgers Scarlet Knight Players Learn From Passion NOT Abuse!Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:38+08:00

Win or Lose – Should Youth Athletes Get Trophies?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:29:01+08:00

Lately it seems that many leagues and coaches are giving out awards and trophies just to recognize youth athletes for participation regardless of the outcome of the game. While this approach has a lot of fans, it also has a fair share of critics. Win or Lose - Should Youth Athletes Get Trophies? This is a big change from the way sports were played for most of us growing up. As kids, we quickly learned that losing was as much a part of the game as winning. We understood that we had to hold it together, even while the other team [...]

Win or Lose – Should Youth Athletes Get Trophies?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:29:01+08:00

Do Less, Be More: Simple Sports Relaxation Make You A Better Athlete

Craig Sigl2020-10-14T22:32:19+08:00

Did you know that you can do less and be more at the same time? Let us show you how simple sports relaxation can make you a better athlete. Being an athlete at a young age can be very demanding. You get up for school early in the morning; go through your classes for 6 hours and go to training for another 3. Once you get back home, you realize you need to get that history paper due tomorrow finished barely leaving you any time for that algebra homework. With all that going on, on an almost daily basis you might [...]

Do Less, Be More: Simple Sports Relaxation Make You A Better AthleteCraig Sigl2020-10-14T22:32:19+08:00

How To Develop Perseverance For Youth Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:30:20+08:00

Hard work in sports? It is tough for most young athletes to understand the benefits of hard work. In the next video, in the series of interviews with Raven Magwood, she shares her secrets to getting herself to put in the hard work to be successful in sports and in life. You definitely have to work on perseverance. I tell parents and student athletes this all the time, "Do not try to make your life easy. Put yourself in situations where you are forced to grow and you are forced to learn something about yourself. " We do [...]

How To Develop Perseverance For Youth AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:30:20+08:00

Addiction To Energy Drink Health Risks

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T16:37:45+08:00

Addiction to Energy Drink Health Risks Courtesy of: Therapeutic Boarding Schools For Teens - TheFamilyCompass.com If you missed the article on Healthy Meals To Feed Your Athletes Before A Big Event, by sure to check it out by clicking here.

Addiction To Energy Drink Health RisksCraig Sigl2016-01-14T16:37:45+08:00

Healthy Meals To Feed Your Youth Athlete Before The Big Event

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:24+08:00

The food your youth athlete eats prior to game time can have a big impact on their energy, stamina and overall performance. Just like an electric car won’t run on regular gas, giving your youth athlete the wrong kinds of pre-game meals and snacks means you are not setting them up for success. What your athlete should eat is often affected by the timing of their game. Here are three examples that should help: For early morning games Sometimes your child’s team may draw the short straw in a tournament and get scheduled for the first game of the day. [...]

Healthy Meals To Feed Your Youth Athlete Before The Big EventCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:24+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

Factors That Influence Substance Abuse In High School Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:59+08:00

What are the factors that influence substance abuse in high school athletes? Today's young athletes particularly high school players, are being exposed to substance abuse - alcohol, drugs and other substances that can affect them psychologically. Although high school sports usually do not involve big paychecks and multimillion dollars endorsement deals, competition can be intense mainly because they could potentially lead a young star athlete to great fame and fortune or a college recruiting scholarship in the near future. As a result, substance abuse in high school athletes is becoming prevalent to get that extra edge over their competitors. According to [...]

Factors That Influence Substance Abuse In High School AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:59+08:00