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When To Teach Children Mental Skills

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:41:42+08:00

At what age/competition level should a youth athlete focus on building up their mental strength? Any age! I work athletes as young as 8 years old in person and we have them even younger going through the Mental Toughness Academy along with their parents. The key is to make the learning “age appropriate.” I don’t teach the same way to an 8-year-old as I do to a college athlete but the lessons are generally centered around the same concepts: Focus, Confidence, Determination & Resilience, especially under pressure. That’s my definition of Mental Toughness. Younger athletes learn faster and the messages [...]

When To Teach Children Mental SkillsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:41:42+08:00

How To Use The Power Of Visualization In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:36+08:00

Visualization is one of the most powerful techniques an athlete can use on a regular basis. Discover techniques from Gold Medalist Peter Vidmar How To Use The Power of Visualization In Sports by watching the video below. Every morning I would always do a little workout. A little run, a little jog, I'll talk more in detail about that later. At the end of that, I would mentally review my routines. I would close my eyes and here is another thing about mental preparation. You can visualize yourself performing a skill in two different ways. One is to [...]

How To Use The Power Of Visualization In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T02:51:36+08:00

Tips For College Athletic Scholarships

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:25:49+08:00

Ever wonder if your child has what it takes to get a college scholarship or even play at the college level? I bet the answer will surprise you. Learn from our expert college athletic recruiter, Tim Ryerson, what it takes. It is probably one of the most important things an athlete needs to figure out when they start the process before they start. Discover Are You Good Enough To Apply For An Athletic Scholarships? by watching the video below. You want to use some of the resources that you have available to you, so your high school coaches, [...]

Tips For College Athletic ScholarshipsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:25:49+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

Girls In Sports: Coming To Grips With Being Competitive

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:39:32+08:00

We, at the Mental Toughness Academy, want to support girls in sports and those girls owning their power! Today, we have a guest post from Dr. Andrea Corn, a sports psychologist and Ethan Skolnick, a sports columnist to give us some insights into the minds of female athletes they have worked with. As a child growing up outside of Pittsburgh in the 1980s and 1990s, Swin Cash wasn't that different from the boys of that time: She idolized Michael Jordan. Not only did she idolized him, she imitated him. "I remember him having these fierce, competitive eyes," she said recently. "I [...]

Girls In Sports: Coming To Grips With Being CompetitiveCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:39:32+08:00

How To Build Self Esteem By Building Trust

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:40:14+08:00

Youth athletes need to build trust in themselves and their coaches to move up to the next level in their sport! Without trust, development is impossible! Just ask Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Vidmar. In this video, Peter shares how trusting his coach fully to teach him how to acquire new difficult moves and skills helped him gain self-esteem and confidence. We'd love to hear your thoughts about How To Build Self Esteem By Trusting Your Coach, please do leave a comment below! Early on I started to realize that Makoto Sakamoto, my coach, would never ask me to [...]

How To Build Self Esteem By Building TrustCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:40:14+08:00

Advice For Parents Involved In Sports By Olympic Gold Medalist

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T03:41:09+08:00

As a parent, you always want the best youth sports experience for your child. But do you often ask yourself where you should draw the line when it comes to your involvement in your youth athlete's sports training? Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar, who is also a parent of 5 athletes shares with you How Involved Parents Should Be In Youth Sports Training. He has his own kids in school and I'm sure it would be tempting for someone as accomplished as Peter to want to step in and tell your kids what you think they need to do before [...]

Advice For Parents Involved In Sports By Olympic Gold MedalistCraig Sigl2020-09-30T03:41:09+08:00

How Goal Setting In Sports Training Makes You A Better Athlete

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:12:03+08:00

Yes, your youth sports athlete knows how to prepare for competition, but can you say that they are mentally-equipped to face the monotony of everyday training? In this video, Peter Vidmar, the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history, shares his experience on how goal setting has helped him be a more effective gymnast both in training and in competition. Read on to know more about How Goal Setting In Sports Training Makes You A Better Athlete. The best mental preparation is physical preparation. If I prepare physically and do everything I am supposed to do, I earn [...]

How Goal Setting In Sports Training Makes You A Better AthleteCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:12:03+08:00

Learn Why A Never Quit Attitude Is Essential To Success In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:14:03+08:00

Winners never quit and quitters never win! Teaching perseverance to your youth athletes will definitely set them on the path to success not only in youth sports but also in life! In this video, Peter Vidmar shares how he got powerful motivation to persevere from a bulletin board in a cafeteria and what he saw in his father as he grew up. Have something to say? Make it known by leaving a comment below! If I look back, I noticed when I was in elementary school; they had a board in the cafeteria. It was the school record [...]

Learn Why A Never Quit Attitude Is Essential To Success In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:14:03+08:00

The Psychology Of Competition In Sports

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

Let's talk about the Psychology of Competition in Sports. How do you create a winning mindset so you are prepared and ready when it comes to competition time? Today we are sharing insights on The Psychology of Competition from Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Vidmar. This is Part One from Wendy Lynne, Director of Mental Toughness Academy's interview with Peter. I had a motto and many of us in the gym have this motto at UCLA. And the motto is this, "Practice as if its competition, but compete as if its practice." Meaning everyday matters. It is easy in [...]

The Psychology Of Competition In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:15:00+08:00

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