Amazing Paraplegic Skier – Josh Dueck
Craig Sigl2014-06-13T02:03:16+08:00Recently on the Ellen DeGeneres show she interviewed an amazing paraplegic skier, Josh Dueck. Check out his amazing story and his "never give up" attitude...
Overcoming Fear of Failure in Sports
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:38:47+08:00Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. All athletes have a fear of failure in their sport. It is probably the #1 issue I deal with in my office. Helping athletes overcoming fear in their sport is very difficult for some coaches and parents, because they find that sometimes what worked for them does not work for the athlete. In this video, I will give you some techniques I use so you can learn hopefully so new ways to help your athletes get past the fear of failure. I had the [...]
Make your Mind Strong – Be Mentally Confident
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:08+08:00People believe that you are either mentally confident, or you are not. That’s not exactly true, you have to train your mind, just like you have to train your body. The good news is if you take the time in training your mind to be confident, then it makes practice and drilling easier and more effective and you are ready for anything at your big event or game. Tips to Make Your Mind Strong In this video, Craig talks to a team of wrestlers’ right before their match. They won the tournament by one point as a team. [...]
How Tom Coughlin Became a Champion Coach
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:21+08:00We all imagine what it takes to be a champion coaches, but the answer may surprise you. In today's post, Coach Mike Tully from TotalGamePlan.com reminds us of how Tom Coughlin became a champion coach... No wonder the New York Giants are tough, tough enough to win two Super Bowls in the last five seasons. Their coach, Tom Coughlin, is as tough as they come. How tough? Well, not glass-eating, phonebook-ripping tough, but tough enough to do this: Coughlin once asked a player to give him a top-to-bottom list of all the things he needed to do to become a better [...]
The Importance of Mental Training In Sports
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:59+08:00Why is it important to train your mind to be strong? Many young athletes are still not brought into why the mental game is so important for them when they play their sport. Get Craig, the mental toughness trainer’s perspective on the importance of mental training from a talk he gave to the Lady Big Dogs basketball team… The Significance ofMental Training in Sports? But what is being mentally fit? Before you train your mind, you need to know what you are training to be, being mentally confident is being focused, confident, determined, and resilient. Resilient means that you have [...]
How To Speed Up Learning New Skills
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:40:46+08:00Craig recently interviewed Coach Mike Tully from Total Game Plan, who has studied performance for three decades, first as an international sports writer covering the Olympics, the World Series and the Stanley Cup playoffs, and then as a college and high school coach. In this video on How To Speed Up Learning New Skills, craig and Coach Tully discusss 4 skills you need to get you to the next level in your sport... Coach Mike Tully from Total Game Plan has studied peak performance for three decades, first as an international sports writer and then as a championship coach. [...]
How To Improve Concentration In Your Sport
Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:39:02+08:00In this article you will learn how to improve concentration in your sport. So many of the athletes I work with complain about their difficulty in being able to concentrate and focus playing their sport, especially under pressure. "Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary." Ray Knight What Is The Importance Of Concentration In Sports? When you get really good at concentration and focus, almost nothing will be able to knock you off your game, like crowds screaming, opponents trash talking you, just any pressure will be a non-factor and you will see your [...]
How To Eliminate Anxiety in Sports?
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:41:36+08:00I get asked all the time, the question how to eliminate anxiety in sports and rightfully so. This is a problem experience by both amateur and professional athletes all the time. It is an important issue to address, because it is not only holds kids in sports back from being successful, but also from the enjoyment of playing their sport. Read on for the solution. 90% of all athletes experience anxiety in sports. The old way is to distract or find some willpower to push through the negative emotions. The new way is to MASTER your emotional responses and own them. [...]
Sports Performance Anxiety Solution
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:11+08:00So many athletes experience performance anxiety in their sport, I felt it was important to address the issue and offer a quick easy solution. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. Did you know that approximately 90% of athletes experience performance anxiety, so you are not alone! Even Pro athletes experience sport anxiety, but they know how to rise above it. So can you! I've seem some amazing results with his athletes using this simple Sports Performance Anxiety Solution... How to Help Athletes Stop Sports Performance Anxiety to achieve [...]
How to Convince Your Teen For Mental Drills?
Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:43+08:00For parents, it is very difficult to watch youth athlete struggle in sports, no matter how good it is for them.That is one of the reasons, in this article; we discuss some mental drills which will help them in becoming mentally strong and achieve peak performance. Like every athlete parent, it is painful to watch their kid excel in practice but choke in the big event. This not just affects parents, but also effects athletes; not being able to perform in big event makes them lose confidence and doubt their abilities. Craig, Mental Toughness Trainer, helped one father, a former Olympic [...]