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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

How To Motivate A Teenager

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:46:11+08:00

This article you will learn how to How To Motivate A Teenager. What every parent wants for their child is to give them the tools to become mature adults, that “know-how” to make good decisions for themselves. So how can we help our kids learn how to make good decisions for themselves? When they leave the house at 18 years old… when we are nowhere around, and they are faced with a problem…we want them to have a bag of tools they can use to make a decision that is in their best interest. Self esteem and confidence are big issues [...]

How To Motivate A TeenagerCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:46:11+08:00

How to Train for a Strong Mind

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:46:48+08:00

In this video, Craig, Mental Toughness Trainer, talks how to develop a strong mind, what stops athletes from being mentally tough and how to overcome through mental obstacles. What Can You Do to have Strong Mind “Success in life is a matter not so much of talent as of concentration and perseverance.” C.W. Wendte Repetitive training and natural ability can only get you so far. We see talented players all the time face these problems: Choking in Clutch Situations Suffering from performance anxiety Getting intimidated by opponents Performing well in practice, but losing in competition Think about it, haven’t [...]

How to Train for a Strong MindCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:46:48+08:00

Athlete Melt Down? Get Rid Of Negative Self Talk!

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:47:37+08:00

Does this sound familiar… You wake up in the morning all fired up to run a few miles to train with your kid. His coach gave him a list of things to work on to make varsity, including improving his stamina. But when he finally comes down for breakfast, he grabs something to go and tells you he’s going over to his friend’s house. “What? But I thought we were going to train together today?” “Oh yeah, Dad, we’ll have to do that tomorrow, Kyle’s got a new video game that he says is the coolest one ever, see ya.”…. and [...]

Athlete Melt Down? Get Rid Of Negative Self Talk!Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:47:37+08:00

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 2

Craig Sigl2014-06-13T06:49:45+08:00

In this video, Craig teaches High School Golfers Visualization techniques and how to eliminate errors before the golfer ever starts to swing. You can drop strokes today with a purposeful pre shot routine and this is part 2 of the series. If you missed part 1, you can go view it here: High School Golf tips for consistency. Part 3 was just posted. Please be sure to "like" this video at the end and share it with your other golfing friends. Here's the elements of a great pre shot routine: 1. A pre shot routine with a purpose for everything [...]

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 2Craig Sigl2014-06-13T06:49:45+08:00

Sports Stories For Kids

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:48:15+08:00

Be inspired of this Sports Stories For Kids. We all love listening and reading great stories and many times they can be powerful teaching tools. There is a new book, Tale Of A Baseball Dream written for children ages 8 to 12, but I really think anyone would enjoy it. It is a heartwarming story of a father's love for his son and the success that can be achieved with the support and encouragement of others. Your kids will love the relationship between Dusty and his father and hopefully will be able to make connections to their own lives of times when they felt [...]

Sports Stories For KidsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:48:15+08:00

Parenting An Athlete Is Not Always An Easy Task

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:48:50+08:00

This is a guest blog post from Annette Reiter, the author of the book Parenting an Athlete. Since we at Mental Toughness Academy feel so strongly that parents attitudes can make or break an athlete, we want to be sure you are getting great resources to support your being the best sport parent.... Parenting An Athlete Is Not Always An Easy Task, Is It? I believe Mental toughness is a key ingredient of a successful athlete. This mental toughness not only comes from within, but can also come directly from the parent’s attitude toward sports. The role that parents play in [...]

Parenting An Athlete Is Not Always An Easy TaskCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:48:50+08:00

Erika’s Ways To Increase Motivation

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:49:16+08:00

Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer. What is it like to be an athlete at an Ivy league college? We wanted to give you a view through the eyes of Erika Mueller, a varsity softball player at Brown. Enjoy her take on how to increase motivation. Every person’s athletic journey consists of its ups and downs. The longer you play, the greater chance you will experience those setbacks. Maybe you give a poor performance or have a disagreement with a coach or teammate. It is possible you could suffer from an illness or injury [...]

Erika’s Ways To Increase MotivationCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:49:16+08:00