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How To Motivate Young Athletes For Youth Sports Coaches

Craig Sigl2015-04-06T01:49:47+08:00

How to motivate kids is always the age old question must adults ask themselves. It is easy to coach an athlete if they are motivated, but what do you do if they are not? In this next video in our series for coaches, Craig gives some quick strategies for how to motivate young athletes for youth sports coaches. It is the next segment in a series of trainings videos for coaches to learn how to teach mental toughness to their athletes. How To Motivate Young Athletes For Youth Sports Coaches We will move on to determination and how do [...]

How To Motivate Young Athletes For Youth Sports CoachesCraig Sigl2015-04-06T01:49:47+08:00

Mental Fitness in Sports

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:29:50+08:00

What kind of attitude can get an athlete through all the hardships of playing a sport? What causes some players to consider winning as the most important aspect; and others to consider sportsmanship and honor as more important? The answer to the above questions can be found in the inspiring story of a college softball player and players of both the teams. Enjoy the story in this video, an apt example of a mentally fit athlete.. Learn Mental Toughness In Sports How do you Build Mental Fitness in Sports? You need to ask yourself what gets you [...]

Mental Fitness in SportsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:29:50+08:00

How to Build Confidence in Sports

Craig Sigl2015-10-27T07:47:54+08:00

Who does not want more confidence in their sport, right?!? It is especially difficult with kids because they believe it is based on their performances. It is critical that you teach them that this is not true! This is Part 4 from a talk, Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer gave on How to build confidence in sports for the Pacific Northwest Coaches conference. How Athletes Use Mental Training To Build Confidence To build confidence in your sports athletes. First of all, you need to eliminate the idea that confidence comes from success. It does not. It can, but [...]

How to Build Confidence in SportsCraig Sigl2015-10-27T07:47:54+08:00

Focus In Sports

Craig Sigl2014-06-12T07:13:20+08:00

This is an area I think we can all agree is critical for our athletes success, but focus in sports is one of the toughest things to teach. In this video, Craig gives you some concepts so you can start to help your athletes with their focus in sports ... Focus In Sports This video is the next segment of a series of trainings for coaches to learn how to teach mental toughness to their athletes. Don’t tell a kid to believe in himself or you just got to start focusing. They don’t know how to do it and [...]

Focus In SportsCraig Sigl2014-06-12T07:13:20+08:00

Teaching Athlete’s Mental Confidence

Craig Sigl2020-10-14T05:47:24+08:00

Training your athlete to be mentally confident can be tough, when you are trying to fit in drills and training in the short amount of time you get with them. We get it! However working the mental game into your training will greatly improve your athletes overall performance in the long run. We have seen to be true having worked with 1000's of athletes. In this video, Craig, the mental toughness trainer for youth athletes is sharing how to teach mental confidence to a group of coaches at the Pacific Northwest Coach's conference... Make sure to go on [...]

Teaching Athlete’s Mental ConfidenceCraig Sigl2020-10-14T05:47:24+08:00

The Coaches Playbook For Mental Strength

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:34+08:00

As coaches, you all know what it means to be mentally strong or you would never have made it as a coach. I am sure you developed techniques that worked for you as an athlete and are passing those on to your athletes. Having worked with 1000's of athletes over the years, I have found teaching mental toughness has to be multifaceted because kids are all so different. What may work for one athlete, falls on death ears with another athlete. We wanted to share with you what we call the Coaches Playbook for Mental Toughness video series. This series are [...]

The Coaches Playbook For Mental StrengthCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:34+08:00

Youth Soccer Coaching – Dealing With Different Types of Players And Skill Levels

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:48+08:00

This is the 3rd and final part of a series that Koach Karl Dewazien, an expert on youth soccer coaching, wrote on how to work with different personalities and skill levels of athletes on your team…. THE POTENTIAL SUPERSTAR Problem: Early physical maturing. Signs: Teammates begin to rely on them to help win every game. BAD SOLUTION: Coach siding with the individual, basking in his glory, he will add to the pressure. Spending most of the time talking to the individual. GOOD SOLUTION: Realize that no matter how much talent or self-confident the player is, they are as emotionally vulnerable as [...]

Youth Soccer Coaching – Dealing With Different Types of Players And Skill LevelsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:48+08:00

Fighting Through Setbacks

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:55+08:00

Read the story about minor league baseball player Donnie Webb, from Rick Allen, the Founder of Informed Athlete. This inspiring story tells how Donnie perseveres, works very hard and is extremely determined on fighting through setbacks... Here’s some of Donnie’s story and advice… It started happening in my sophomore year, when I tried out for the high school team and got cut. The coach told me I wasn’t strong enough, big enough, didn’t have a good enough arm. I was a little guy back then. I tried hard and though I wasn’t the most athletic kid out there, I sure gave [...]

Fighting Through SetbacksCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:55+08:00

Youth Coaching Tips

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:05+08:00

Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. I was recently asked to write an article for The Washington Coaching Magazine on youth coaching tips. I wanted to share the information with you, because I know a lot of you are coaches as well as sports parents. If you have any of your own tips to share I would love you to include them in the comments below! Youth Sports Coaches, Are You Stumped When It Comes To The Emotional Side Of The Game? Listen here: Youth Coaching Tips You’ve only [...]

Youth Coaching TipsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:05+08:00

How To Get Over The Fear Of Making Mistakes In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:20+08:00

Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer helps athletes get past their fear of losing or making a mistake, by reminding them about the most important reason they are playing their sport..... Because you love your sport!!! Reminding them of this helps put short term losses and disappointments in perspective AND it keeps the athlete focused on the present moment. Watch this video to see how Craig helps a group of varsity volleyball players with this same issue... How Does Playing For Love Of The Game Help You To Win? Have any of you ever had one of those [...]

How To Get Over The Fear Of Making Mistakes In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:20+08:00