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4 Things Coaches Look For In Volleyball Tryouts

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:04+08:00

What do volleyball coaches look for in team tryouts? From my experience of coaching at the high school, club and collegiate level, there are three important categories at all levels: athleticism, skill and will. 1. Athleticism This has elements that can be trained and others that cannot. For example, height cannot be affected by training regimens. While height has its advantages in volleyball, it is never enough if the person does not possess the other elements, such as quickness, strength, and power. Also, it is no substitute for skill and will. There were times when our club team, who’s tallest player [...]

4 Things Coaches Look For In Volleyball TryoutsCraig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:04+08:00

Gymnasts and Cheerleaders: Getting Over Fear

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:25+08:00

Fear is a tricky subject all trackers, free runners, gymnasts, or any athlete has to face. Let me introduce myself. My name is Raven McCarthy from The Colony, TX. I do Freerunning, coaching, music, and run a parkour team in Dallas. I was a gymnast for nine years and a freerunner for five. Within those fourteen years I've seen and done a lot of things that aren't really about skill, but just a state of mind. As a coach I've developed a system for fear that I even use for myself. First thing is first; I go the mental route. I [...]

Gymnasts and Cheerleaders: Getting Over FearCraig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:25+08:00

Mental Cross Training For Performance Breakthroughs

Craig Sigl2015-04-04T22:23:17+08:00

As an athlete looking for tips and advice on how to get to the next level in your sport, you might be missing out on a very powerful resource that could give you an edge over your competition. You see, the typical athlete that I work with has a coach who has experience in that sport...great! Typical athlete also gets specific tutoring or classes in how to acquire certain skills. Also great! Here’s where I think athletes are missing out. They ignore lessons and learning that can be had from OTHER sports. For example. You may not really care about the [...]

Mental Cross Training For Performance BreakthroughsCraig Sigl2015-04-04T22:23:17+08:00

Avoid overtraining. Relaxation is necessary for performance improvement

Craig Sigl2017-04-04T20:23:28+08:00

Every athlete serious about getting to the next level is working hard on improving in their sport. Most of the athletes I work with are students in high school and college with a full academic load on top of their practice and training regimen. Many of them have packed schedules with barely enough time to eat 3 healthy meals and often short themselves on sleep hours during test crunch times. I have heard it and I get it. We are built for short-term periods of super productivity, yes. When obligations and commitments are overwhelming, we have some built in mechanisms to [...]

Avoid overtraining. Relaxation is necessary for performance improvementCraig Sigl2017-04-04T20:23:28+08:00

How To Coach U8 Soccer Practice

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:52+08:00

Each age group of youth soccer teams comes with its own set of challenges and rewards. Here we will focus on a typical session for under 8 players, addressing their needs and learning styles in order to optimize their learning whilst maintaining a fun, engaging environment. Before we look at some practice session examples it’s important to try and understand the players we are working with a little bit better. So I will list some typical traits of players in this age bracket: In the early development stage of their soccer motor skills Short attention spans/ Easily distracted Learn best through [...]

How To Coach U8 Soccer PracticeCraig Sigl2020-09-27T20:03:52+08:00

3 Biggest Mistakes Volleyball Players Make In Training

Craig Sigl2020-09-27T20:04:16+08:00

Training for any sport is a huge factor determining whether or not an athlete will be successful. One of the biggest mistakes an athlete or a coach can make is not utilizing the principle of specificity, where the training must match the physical demands of the specific sport. Volleyball is an anaerobic or stop and go sport requiring quickness, jumping, agility and explosiveness. These types of activities require fast reaction time; movement speed and utilizing fast twitch muscle fibers. The physical training for volleyball needs to match these demands, so jumping activities, sprints and agility drills are important for success. However, [...]

3 Biggest Mistakes Volleyball Players Make In TrainingCraig Sigl2020-09-27T20:04:16+08:00

The One Best Lesson a Coach Can Give the Team for the Season

Craig Sigl2018-04-26T02:11:31+08:00

It has been said that athletics is a great developer and teacher of character. There is a great deal of truth in that statement, but it also is a great revealer of character. I’m sure there are numerous examples that come to mind when you think of high profile What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player -John Wooden athletes, in the professional, collegiate and the high school ranks with regard to this both positively and negatively. With that being said, what is it that would seem to [...]

The One Best Lesson a Coach Can Give the Team for the SeasonCraig Sigl2018-04-26T02:11:31+08:00

What To Do When The Nerves Get To You In Sports Competition

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T20:55:18+08:00

Ok, this is part 6 of our series of techniques and strategies for how to play your best game even when under pressure. Let’s quickly review the first 5 tactics shall we? 1. Mentally rehearse being in pressured situations. Plan how you will think at that moment and imagine perfect execution of your skills. 2. Get in the present moment directing your mind to your senses 3. Use comparisons of bigger things in your life to reduce the importance of the event. 4. Have one thing to lock your eyes and mind onto 5. Build trust by using your phrase to [...]

What To Do When The Nerves Get To You In Sports CompetitionCraig Sigl2017-09-28T20:55:18+08:00

How To Stop Sabotaging Your Performance Under Pressure

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T20:53:49+08:00

Pressure tip #5. When athletes or other performers are just about to do their thing under extreme pressure of having to execute their skills, a curious thing happens… A part of your mind tries to take over and guide you to do it correctly. It wants to make sure that you have covered all of your bases and considered everything that needs to be done. If it isn’t bringing you thoughts about your opponent, then maybe it’s reminding you that you have to hold your arm a certain way or make some specific movement your coach reminded you about last week. [...]

How To Stop Sabotaging Your Performance Under PressureCraig Sigl2017-09-28T20:53:49+08:00

Pressure Tip #1: What The Best Clutch Players Have In Common

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:18:41+08:00

Michael Jordan Lionel Messi in soccer, Tom Brady in football, Mr. October Reggie Jackson in baseball, Michael Jordan in basketball, Patrick Roy in Hockey… What do these athletes have in common? They are all clutch players who have come through under pressure more than most. Now, you may think that athletes like this are just blessed with some kind of mental ability the rest of us don’t have…and that’s just not true. Here’s the real truth… When you look at stats of world-class athletes in all sports, even those greats I just mentioned, you will find that they actually [...]

Pressure Tip #1: What The Best Clutch Players Have In CommonCraig Sigl2017-09-28T19:18:41+08:00