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Success In Sports – Smell The Roses

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:14+08:00

When talking about winning in sports, it seems like all the messages are about struggle, fight, win! Yes, you hear about how the “struggle” brings you happiness and fame. But how often do you hear the message find the happiness and joy in what you have right now. I recently read an article that talked about how so much of life is about finding the lemonade in the bag of lemons that you are handed right now. The difference from all the other inspirational messages is that it stressed seeing your successes in sports in the here and now. Success [...]

Success In Sports – Smell The RosesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:14+08:00

Coaching Confidence In Young Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:25:30+08:00

We have a guest post today from a renowned author and coach – John O’Sullivan. He is the man behind the book, Changing the Game: The Parents Guide to Raising Happy, High Performing Athletes, and Giving Youth Sports Back to our Kids. His two decades of experience as a soccer player and coach for youth, high school, college, and professional level makes his book very valuable and informative. Hence, today we are lucky to hear words of great value from this very credible author. A lot of coaches see their young athletes improve and excel during practice games but all the [...]

Coaching Confidence In Young AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:25:30+08:00

How To Develop Confidence in Baseball – Learn from Pro Player

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:33:28+08:00

Most of us think that we already know what does mental toughness is, but the truth is we still needs to develop and learn. It's not about how young or how old you are, the real deal is have you develop your mental toughness on its peak. Discover Learn from Pro Baseball Player: How To Develop Mental Toughness by watching the video below. What mental toughness means is being able to overcome adversity, being able to be honest and truthful with yourself during failure. At the end of the day, youas a player want to be successful. You [...]

How To Develop Confidence in Baseball – Learn from Pro PlayerCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:33:28+08:00

How To Build Confidence When Coaching Boys Vs Girls

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:15:14+08:00

Girls and boys each their have unique needs when it comes training. In this video, Coach Jen Croneberger discusses ways on How To Build Confidence When Coaching Boys vs Girls. Coach Jen works with many community groups helping girls with leadership, teaching motivation and confidence. Read on to find out more about the different approaches for you to build confidence among boys and girls. Make your thoughts known by leaving a comment below! Both boys and girls suffer from confidence issues. I think for females there is a lot more of an "I don't want to let anyone [...]

How To Build Confidence When Coaching Boys Vs GirlsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:15:14+08:00

Visualization: Building Confidence In Baseball

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:13+08:00

Building Confidence in Baseball through Visualization. This is part 3 in the series of interviews with Coach Dan Clemens. Here, he shares with us How To Build Confidence In Baseball: Use Visualization Read on as Coach Dan discusses how the power of visualization can help you become a more confident baseball player. If the kids can think back to a time when they have been successful at something like in batting practice, if a kid has really been struggling and he has a couple of really good swings and hits the ball well, then I will say: "Remember [...]

Visualization: Building Confidence In BaseballCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:13+08:00

Promoting A Positive Self Image For Youth Sports Athletes (Part 3)

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:44+08:00

We at Mental Toughness Academy are committed to helping youth sports athletes in all areas of their sports. If you hope to get a college scholarship or play for the pros, the self image you present is going to be very important. Today's article is Part 3 of a series of articles on how to Promote A Positive Self Image For Athletes to help build self confidence and improve your self image. If you missed Part 1, click here and for Part 2, click here The Image away from Competition: You would think that once a competition is complete and [...]

Promoting A Positive Self Image For Youth Sports Athletes (Part 3)Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:44+08:00

Goaltender Coach Interview (Part 2)

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:20:53+08:00

A youth sports athlete's image is a critical component to how he/she is perceived by others and could determine whether he/she gets the opportunity to compete at the collegiate or pro level. This is Part 2 of a series of articles on How to Promote A Positive Self Image For Youth Sports Athletes to help gain self confidence and improve your self image. If you missed Part 1, click here. The Skill of Interviewing: Aspiring elite-level athletes will, undoubtedly, be faced with several interviews and other media contacts throughout an athletic career. It is absolutely essential that athletes become aware of [...]

Goaltender Coach Interview (Part 2)Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:20:53+08:00

Brent Bradford Hockey Coach Interview (Part 1)

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:07+08:00

The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of an athlete’s positive self image and to consider various ways for an athlete to portray a positive image. Whether an athlete is competing in an individual sport or a team sport, his/her image is an essential component of how he/she is perceived by others which may determine whether an opportunity to compete at the next level is offered or not. Aspiring elite-level athletes all across the world are presently training hard and dedicating themselves to reaching mastery skill levels. Although these athletes are most often intrinsically motivated, there is [...]

Brent Bradford Hockey Coach Interview (Part 1)Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:24:07+08:00

How To Build Self Confidence In Hockey

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:24+08:00

Confidence in sports is one of the things that kids struggle against within themselves throughout their childhood. When they lose their confidence, it can causes the child to feel like a failure and lose the game. This can leave them with a painful experience that they can carry with them throughout their entire sports careers. This is Part 2 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, Jaymie shares with us his biggest frustration as an athlete and how he [...]

How To Build Self Confidence In HockeyCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:18:24+08:00

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