Mental Toughness Trainer - Page 15 of 38 - Focus, Confidence, Determination & Resilience

What Does It Take To Be A Leader?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:39:24+08:00

Today we are featuring a guest post on coaching leadership from Warren Nye, who is the Founder and CEO of UltimateHockeySource and the UHS ProShop. He has some tips on how to be an effective leader which all parents and athletes can learn from as well. If you have any comments or questions for Coach Nye, please add them to the comments below… What Does It Take To Be A Leader I was asked this question the other day at the rink, ‘As a head coach, what does it take to be a leader?’ I had to step back a [...]

What Does It Take To Be A Leader?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:39:24+08:00

The Ways Athletes Improve Confidence

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T13:07:39+08:00

Do you lack of confidence in your sport? Learn from our guest Mental coach expert, Gene Zanetti, "The Ways Athletes Improve Confidence". Coaches always tell you to just be confident and to just believe in yourself, but they never tell you actually how to do it. A lot of it is because they were not formally trained in how to do it themselves. The first thing is to realize it is not something you have to have it or you don’t. You can learn it. Most people don’t realize that, yes, you can build confidence with the right exercises. [...]

The Ways Athletes Improve ConfidenceCraig Sigl2016-01-14T13:07:39+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

Learn How Professional Athletes Support Their Kids In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:44:16+08:00

Here is the next video in the series of interviews with Ethan J. Skolnick Lead Sports Writer covering the Miami Heat and the NBA and Dr. Andrea Corn a licensed psychologist. In this video, Learn How Professional Athletes Support Their Kids In Sports. What I tried to do was interview some athletes that were children of athletes themselves. I was curious to see how they were raised and a lot of them ended up, for instance, Brett Hull ended up playing the same sport as his father, Bobby, which was hockey. He wasn't pushed to hockey. Grant Hill's father, [...]

Learn How Professional Athletes Support Their Kids In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:44:16+08:00

Motivating Your Children to Reach Their POTENTIAL

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:49:51+08:00

If you have ever heard the word “potential” tossed around about your child, you may have wondered how you could help your child reach that illusive goal. The following tips of "Motivating Your Child to Reach His POTENTIAL" are from Volleyball Momʼs Survival Guide, by Janis B. Meredith of JBM Thinks Sportsparenting. “You have so much potential!” How many times have you said that to your child? Teachers often say that about students. Coaches often say that about athletes. The word potential is such a vague term to me. In fact, I often feel that coaches and teachers use it [...]

Motivating Your Children to Reach Their POTENTIALCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:49:51+08:00

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

Success In Sports – Smell The Roses

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:14+08:00

When talking about winning in sports, it seems like all the messages are about struggle, fight, win! Yes, you hear about how the “struggle” brings you happiness and fame. But how often do you hear the message find the happiness and joy in what you have right now. I recently read an article that talked about how so much of life is about finding the lemonade in the bag of lemons that you are handed right now. The difference from all the other inspirational messages is that it stressed seeing your successes in sports in the here and now. Success [...]

Success In Sports – Smell The RosesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:14+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

10,000 Hour Rule – The Talent Code

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:52:22+08:00

We watch professional athletes and anyone who has made it to the top of their profession and they make it look easy. I was amazed to learn when I first read Malcom Gladwell's book about the 10,000 hour rule. Many coaches, parents, and athletes have heard at some point throughout their involvement in sport that 10 years and 10,000 hours of practice are required in order to become an elite athlete. The 10 year / 10,000 hour rule, as it has come to be known, is prominent in popular “talent” books such as Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, The Talent Code by [...]

10,000 Hour Rule – The Talent CodeCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:52:22+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