Mental Toughness Trainer - Page 34 of 38 - Focus, Confidence, Determination & Resilience

How Tom Coughlin Became a Champion Coach

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:21+08:00

We 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 [...]

How Tom Coughlin Became a Champion CoachCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:21+08:00

The Importance of Mental Training In Sports

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:59+08:00

Why 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 [...]

The Importance of Mental Training In SportsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:39:59+08:00

How To Speed Up Learning New Skills

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:40:46+08:00

Craig 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 Speed Up Learning New SkillsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:40:46+08:00

How To Improve Concentration In Your Sport

Craig Sigl2017-09-28T19:39:02+08:00

In 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 Improve Concentration In Your SportCraig Sigl2017-09-28T19:39:02+08:00

How To Eliminate Anxiety in Sports?

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:41:36+08:00

I 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. [...]

How To Eliminate Anxiety in Sports?Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:41:36+08:00

Sports Performance Anxiety Solution

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:11+08:00

So 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 [...]

Sports Performance Anxiety SolutionCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:11+08:00

How to Convince Your Teen For Mental Drills?

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:43+08:00

For 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 [...]

How to Convince Your Teen For Mental Drills?Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:42:43+08:00

How To Motivate Your Junior Golfer

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:43:21+08:00

In this article you've got some tips of how to motivate your junior golfer. Do you ever experience stubbornness from your junior golfer or teen athlete? HaHaHa... How do you get across the idea that the mental game is as important as the physical game? Here is a short video that tells the story of how Craig helped motivate his own junior golfer - his teenage son. It might even get you to laugh... Make sure to take a minute and check us out on Facebook. We put up inspirational quotes, motivating stories and tips that rock! It’s the [...]

How To Motivate Your Junior GolferCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:43:21+08:00

How A D1 Softball Player Deals With Repetitive Stress Injury

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:43:42+08:00

Enjoy the next installment of her story from Erika Mueller, the D1 Softball player at Brown University... Know How A D1 Softball Player Deals With Repetitive Stress Injury. Just continue reading this article. Playing with an injury is one of the most challenging experiences of my life. This has been topped by a few things, especially not being able to play at all due to injury. It is quite a downward spiral from the onset of a serious sports related injury to the recovery process. First off, I have been so fortunate to lead a healthy life. Up until my time [...]

How A D1 Softball Player Deals With Repetitive Stress InjuryCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:43:42+08:00

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 3

Craig Sigl2015-09-04T06:55:02+08:00

Here's part 3 of the high school golf series on how to do a purposeful pre shot routine. In this video, we cover Alignment and Swing Keys. Part 1 is assessing the conditions, creating a trigger to connect to the unconscious mind. Part 2 was all about picking small targets and visualizing Here’s the elements of a great pre shot routine: 1. A pre shot routine with a purpose for everything you do in it. A Trigger to begin it. Assess the conditions Pick a small target Visualize the shot Alignment Swing key Trigger to end it and begin the [...]

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 3Craig Sigl2015-09-04T06:55:02+08:00