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How To Help Athletes Concentrate Better In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:19:56+08:00

Concentration is key in being successful in any sport. Youth athletes need all the help they can get when it comes to improving their ability to concentrate. This is part 8 of our series of interview with Coach Dan Clemens. In this video he discusses ways on How To Help Athletes Concentrate Better In Sports. Here, Coach Dan gives tips on how to help your athlete concentrate better. Make your thoughts known by leaving a comment below. I try to find something the kids are really good at where they are able to focus. That is usually off of the [...]

How To Help Athletes Concentrate Better In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:19:56+08:00

Helping Kids Cope With Frustration

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

In this video Coach Dan Clemens discusses ways on how to Help Kids Cope With Frustration. This is part 6 of the series of our interview with Coach Dan Clemens. Read on below to discover how Coach Dan helps kids deal with frustration in sports. If a kid is upset after a game, it depends on the kid. At some point, all kids are going to be upset. They are going to be crying. They are going to be mad or they are going to be frustrated or angry or whatever it is. Let them vent a little [...]

Helping Kids Cope With FrustrationCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:20:09+08:00

Building Mental Strength And Achieving Peak Performance In Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:36+08:00

What is the best way to achieve peak performance and Building Mental Strength in athletes? To answer this question, we wanted to share with you Bob Adrian’s tips and strategies for coaches. Bob trains coaches on “Best Coaching Practices”; and in this article offers many great ideas and suggestions on how to cultivate an attitude of mental toughness… Quite often coaches lament about their teams when they are struggling to compete successfully by saying that their team lacks mental strength. Even Boston Celtics coach, Doc Rivers, called his team ‘soft’ after a number of “mediocre performances” early this season. What do [...]

Building Mental Strength And Achieving Peak Performance In AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:36+08:00

Coaching Tips For Youth Baseball

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:48+08:00

This is part 5 of the series of our interview with Dan Clemens. In this video, Coach Dan shares techniques in Teaching Motivation in Youth Sports. Find out how Coach Dan Clemens motivates his team by reading on. We also would love to hear what you think; please do leave your comments below. I try to bring a lot of passion to the game as a coach. The kids know that I love the game and they know that I enjoy being out there. They know that I enjoy being with them and that I like them and [...]

Coaching Tips For Youth BaseballCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:48+08:00

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

Optimistic Vs. Pessimistic:Tips On How To Be An Optimist

Craig Sigl2021-09-30T03:11:42+08:00

So you want to know how to be an optimist? In this day and age, it can be a struggle to remain optimistic with the daily doom and gloom in the papers, on TV and even in Facebook. I find a lot of people have become pessimistic, because they feel overwhelmed with financial difficulties or watching others suffer hardships caused by the fluctuating economy. There are also new challenges brought on just by new technology, new rules of business and the changing job market. Your success depends on our ability to remain optimistic by observing and accepting everything that is [...]

Optimistic Vs. Pessimistic:Tips On How To Be An OptimistCraig Sigl2021-09-30T03:11:42+08:00

Coaching Young Baseball Players: Having Fun Vs. Hard Work

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:28:13+08:00

How can youth baseball coaches create a fun training environment while also instilling the value of hard work? In this video, Coach Dan will be discussing about Coaching Youth Baseball: Having Fun Vs. Hard Work. The myth out there is we want the experience to be fun for the kids, so they can go off and do what they want to do. When coaching young baseball players, you've got to strike a balance. A fun practice might be some kids are over playing in the grass, looking at the ants, digging in the dirt, and you got other [...]

Coaching Young Baseball Players: Having Fun Vs. Hard WorkCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:28:13+08:00

Strategies For Dealing With Tough Coaches

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:28:27+08:00

Here is some Strategies for dealing with Tough Coaches. We hear from players all the time that they have coaches that they don't like or don't like them. Either way it affects a child's performance whether positively or negatively. It is then necessary for them to know how to deal with these tough coaches to maintain their focus in and out of the game. This is Part 6 of a series from an interview with Jamie McKinven, who is the author of the book, So You Want Your Kid To Play Pro Hockey? In this video, Jamie will give us an [...]

Strategies For Dealing With Tough CoachesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:28:27+08:00