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Three Soccer Drills For Kids

Craig Sigl2015-01-17T00:08:47+08:00

Coach U12 and under soccer players to develop confidence through these drills Hello! My name is Goran Popovic, and I'm a football/soccer coach with UEFA A license. Today I'm going to show you some soccer drills for players under 12 years of age. These three soccer drills for kids are just like the ones I demonstrate on the components of football development when I train teens, high schoolers and college soccer players. Modern training tends to be done in a much shorter time and yet achieve maximum effect. Kids of this age are in the sensitive stages of development and [...]

Three Soccer Drills For KidsCraig Sigl2015-01-17T00:08:47+08:00

Should I let my kids quit sports

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T11:58:41+08:00

What to do When Kids Decide to Quit Sports I was recently asked to be a panel member on Huffington Post live (video below) where we discussed the issue whether sports parents should let their kid quit. This is a very delicate subject that sports parents often must face and regularly ask my opinion on. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this. My main idea I want sports parents to get is to make decisions consciously and have the knowledge to consider all the ramifications. Don't just blindly follow the cultural norm or a coach's advice. Here are the points I [...]

Should I let my kids quit sportsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T11:58:41+08:00

The Cause and Solution For Overcoming Mental Blocks In Sports

Craig Sigl2021-03-06T07:04:28+08:00

Many athletes in certain sports such as gymnastics, competitive cheer, trampolining, baseball, pole vaulting and golf are extremely vulnerable to mental blocks that keep them from performing like they do in practice or the past. First of all, what is a mental block in sports? It’s where an athlete physically cannot perform a movement or motion that they have demonstrated talent and ability for in the past. For example, I’ve seen a number of baseball players come to me for a mental block known as “The throwing yips.” This is where a catcher, for instance, cannot throw the ball back [...]

The Cause and Solution For Overcoming Mental Blocks In SportsCraig Sigl2021-03-06T07:04:28+08:00

How To Run A Soccer Practice For Youth Players

Craig Sigl2015-01-09T18:56:37+08:00

How to coach youth soccer The biggest challenge that is faced by a coach is consistently providing an engaging and fun environment for their players. In providing a quality training session soccer coaches assist players to unconsciously improving an array of skills, such as motor, technical, and social, in each training session. For starters, it is rule of thumb to depart from using “The Three L’s”, which is Laps, Lines, and Lectures. This is old school and it isn’t very effective any more. Laps do not fulfill a purpose in the drills since young players are naturally fit. [...]

How To Run A Soccer Practice For Youth PlayersCraig Sigl2015-01-09T18:56:37+08:00

3 Softball Drills You Can Do Indoors

Craig Sigl2021-03-02T06:15:00+08:00

SOFTBALL PITCHING DRILLS One of my favorite indoor pitching drills, shown to me by Bill Hillhouse, uses socks instead of real softballs. The technique is simple...find a mirror or any other reflective surface (a glass door can work in a pinch). Ball up a pair of socks and practice your pitching by pitching the socks at the glass surface! In my house, I happen to have a full length mirror at the end of a hallway. The hallway floor is made of ceramic tile. Not only do the tiles serve as a method for measuring distance to the mirror, they also [...]

3 Softball Drills You Can Do IndoorsCraig Sigl2021-03-02T06:15:00+08:00

Leading Your Basketball Team To Victory

Craig Sigl2015-01-09T08:30:16+08:00

As a coach you must provide the necessary leadership in order for your team to be victorious and to create a long-term climate of success. In order for a leader to be followed they must have a winning philosophy and system that can be articulated with passion to the team. In order for the team to commit 100%, they must see, through the coach’s passion and by example, how much you are committed to each player and the team’s victory. There are three major components to developing a winning mindset and program. Foster Team Chemistry For Consistent Victories The first [...]

Leading Your Basketball Team To VictoryCraig Sigl2015-01-09T08:30:16+08:00

How To Close Out The Win When Leading In Volleyball

Craig Sigl2015-01-03T22:32:13+08:00

As a volleyball athlete and coach, I have seen numerous situations when teams who are leading a game or a match become complacent allowing the momentum to shift to the opponent. This is by far, the worst way to lose because the win was almost in the palm of your hand. I’m sure we have all seen teams come back from incredible odds. I remember one of our teams being down 14 to 1, (side out scoring) and they came back and won the game 16-14. Our team was ecstatic, while the other team was understandably devastated. So the game is [...]

How To Close Out The Win When Leading In VolleyballCraig Sigl2015-01-03T22:32:13+08:00

3 Reasons Your Athletes Should Practice Active Visualization

Craig Sigl2017-10-18T22:54:10+08:00

I’ve written extensively on “How” to visualize and the actual steps. This is actually the easy part. The hard part is developing the discipline to do it on a regular basis. In my work with athletes, I’ve discovered that those who don’t do it much, it’s because they are basically not convinced enough that it will actually improve performance. They are convinced that physical practice, training and drills will improve their performance and so they do that. Think about this for a minute. You are driving a car to go somewhere and you get a flat tire. The car will not [...]

3 Reasons Your Athletes Should Practice Active VisualizationCraig Sigl2017-10-18T22:54:10+08:00

4-Step Visualization Techniques For Sports

Craig Sigl2021-03-06T06:46:38+08:00

If you have been an athlete for any amount of time you have undoubtedly heard from a coach or trainer that you have to “visualize” good performances before you ever go out there to do it for real! Well...this is good advice except that very few coaches actually teach their athletes HOW. So, what exactly is this "visualization?" To put it simply, it’s taking some time to imagine yourself performing the thing you want to do in the game. “Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.”-Brian Tracy [...]

4-Step Visualization Techniques For SportsCraig Sigl2021-03-06T06:46:38+08:00

Helping Your Child With Sports: 3 Tips For Parents

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T12:19:19+08:00

What can you do, as a parent to help your child build confidence in sports? All parents want our children to have more confidence and lack of it is the second most common issue parents bring their kids to me for. (The first is fear of failure). When I work with young athletes in my office, I often have one or both parents with us for the first part of the session. I do this to find out with our interactions how much of an influence the parent has on the young athlete. Sometimes I get the helicopter sports parent who [...]

Helping Your Child With Sports: 3 Tips For ParentsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T12:19:19+08:00