How would you like to know what’s going on inside the mind of your son or daughter? Would you like to know exactly what you should do to best help them succeed in their sport and be happy in their life? […]
How to coach youth soccer The biggest challenge that is faced by a coach is consistently providing an engaging and fun environment for their players. In providing a quality training session soccer coaches assist players to unconsciously improving an array of skills, such as motor, technical, and social, in each training session. For starters, it is rule of thumb to depart from using “The Three L’s”, which is Laps, Lines, and Lectures. This is old school and it isn’t very effective any more. Laps do not fulfill a purpose in the drills since young players are naturally fit. [...]
Coach, your job is one of the most important authority positions a young person will encounter and you have tremendous power to influence them...if you use it wisely. I know you care a lot about winning and I want you to keep that desire...it's a good thing! The video below is your first step toward that end. And when you're done with this video, go to this one where I will give you the shortcut secret to getting much more out of your athletes than you currently get. In this Article/Video you will learn about the Coaches: Develop Mental Strength In [...]
Here is some Strategies for dealing with Tough Coaches. We hear from players all the time that they have coaches that they don't like or don't like them. Either way it affects a child's performance whether positively or negatively. It is then necessary for them to know how to deal with these tough coaches to maintain their focus in and out of the game. This is Part 6 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 give us an [...]
Coaches are always trying to find the right way on how to coach kids using balance of pushing their athletes and helping them develop their own intrinsic motivation. Today we are featuring Part 4 of a series of interviews with Raven Magwood, a teenage author, motivational speaker, and TV talk show host. In this video, Raven shares with us how she dealt with the high expectations of her coaches and the types of goals and expectations she set for herself. Have you ever had a difficult coach? I have had coaches who have really pushed me and set [...]
I want to tell you a quick story about a coach whose success changed dramatically after learning the tools and techniques of mental coaching for his team. Coach Brown loved the game of basketball and teaching his players the ins and outs of the game. He was dedicated to creating excellence in his players, so he made sure to study every drill and training he could get his hands on. He considered himself a real student of the game. His Varsity High School team had always done respectfully well and he felt like he had the respect of his players and [...]
A 12-year old quarterback and his dad came to my office to work with me to improve his performance. He was barely holding back tears and I could hear in his voice a sense of giving up. He told me his goal as a football player was to play quarterback for the University of Washington Huskies. It was his dream ever since he met Jake Locker who was the Husky quarterback at the time and went on to the NFL. He showed me his signed cap by Locker. He was a football player through and through. I managed to gain his [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Can anything be more important than having been a truly positive life influence on those with whom you interact? This is a guest post from Michael Langlois who writes a Youth Sports Blog - "Taking You Beyond the Game!", which features articles and commentaries that deal specifically with youth sports. Michael give you tips to evaluate if you are an inspirational youth coach. In the context of sports, and particularly in the world of high-pressure youth sports, coaches have an opportunity—virtually every day—to create a lasting memory in the minds of the young athletes they are there to lead and teach. [...]
