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Raven Magwood – The Seven Practices Of Exceptional Student Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:21:50+08:00

Raven Magwood is a teenage author, motivational speaker, and TV talk show host. At 19 years old, she has accomplished more than most do in their lifetime. When she was just 11 years old, she was a national gymnastics champion and published her first book, On to Victory! The Winning Edge. By 13, she had published her second book, Double-Sided that is being made into a movie. At 15, she was a state titleholder in track-and-field competing nationally. At 16, she had graduated from high school number one in her class with a 5.1 GPA. Now, she has a new [...]

Raven Magwood – The Seven Practices Of Exceptional Student AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:21:50+08:00

Overcoming Perfectionism in Youth Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:22:05+08:00

Perfectionism is often revered in our culture and can be a good thing in small, healthy doses. All too often though, we see athletes who aim to do everything flawlessly and are not happy unless they play the game perfectly. Traits of perfectionism often include being overly critical in self-evaluation, setting excessively high achievement standards and feeling like a failure if certain levels of success are not achieved. What goes along with the belief that you can be perfect is the thought that you can always be doing something “better” or “doing more.” Perfectionists are great at seeing details, but [...]

Overcoming Perfectionism in Youth SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:22:05+08:00

Brent Bradford Hockey Coach Interview (Part 1)

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:07+08:00

The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of an athlete’s positive self image and to consider various ways for an athlete to portray a positive image. Whether an athlete is competing in an individual sport or a team sport, his/her image is an essential component of how he/she is perceived by others which may determine whether an opportunity to compete at the next level is offered or not. Aspiring elite-level athletes all across the world are presently training hard and dedicating themselves to reaching mastery skill levels. Although these athletes are most often intrinsically motivated, there is [...]

Brent Bradford Hockey Coach Interview (Part 1)Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:07+08:00

Improving Focus In Youth Sports Hockey

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:30+08:00

This article will teach you how to improving focus in youth sports hockey. Whenever an athlete steps inside the arena, the loud roar of the people cheering either for their team or their opponent or coaches yelling at them at the middle of the game can get them out of focus, but it is critcal for them to keep their minds fixed on their goal. Improving Focus in Sports is one of the most important parts of mental training that should be trained during practice so you are ready before playing in the real game. This is Part 5 of a [...]

Improving Focus In Youth Sports HockeyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:30+08:00

Sports Visualization

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:48+08:00

Sports visualization is a one of the most powerful tools an athlete can use to play with a strong, focused mindset. Learn how to play ahead mentally, before the game starts and to execute your strategies in your mind before you actually play the actual game. This is Part 4 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 share to us how he used sports visualization as an effective tool in improving his actual game performance. Before [...]

Sports VisualizationCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:48+08:00

Daring Greatly Takes Courage

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:35+08:00

This article is about of daring greatly takes courage. With all the crazy weather, the shooting tragedies and the stress and strain of the holidays, I thought it was the perfect time to get us all inspired and out of our fears and worries. What better way than to DARE GREATLY. In her new book, researcher professor, Brené Brown explains how the concept of“scarcity thrives in a culture where everyone is hyper-aware of lack and fear.” That causes us to spend unreasonable amounts of time calculating how much we have, want and don’t have, and how much everyone else has, needs [...]

Daring Greatly Takes CourageCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:35+08:00

Performance Goal Setting for Youth Hockey

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:45+08:00

Performance goal setting has a very important role in a kid’s preparation towards the game. As we all know, the goal is to win, but how they achieve it, depends on their attitude and determination. This is Part 3 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, Jaymie will share with us what determination means and how it fueled him as a young player. “I ended up playing figure eight hockey, I had a couple of setbacks in minor [...]

Performance Goal Setting for Youth HockeyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:25:45+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

How To Build Self Confidence In Hockey

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:24+08:00

Confidence in sports is one of the things that kids struggle against within themselves throughout their childhood. When they lose their confidence, it can causes the child to feel like a failure and lose the game. This can leave them with a painful experience that they can carry with them throughout their entire sports careers. This is Part 2 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, Jaymie shares with us his biggest frustration as an athlete and how he [...]

How To Build Self Confidence In HockeyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:24+08:00

Character Building In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:43+08:00

Building a young athlete's character is influenced by the people they deal with in their chosen sport, like their coaches, team mates and parents. Character gets further developed along the way as they mature and discover things on their own--which is exactly why character building in sports is important. Every time you are allow yourself to stay in and work through a difficulty, you are building character. When you go these trials and tribulations and things are difficult, try to remember "Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" to help you get in the right from of mind to learn [...]

Character Building In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:43+08:00