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Why Mental Skills Training Is Critical to Become a Pro

Craig Sigl2015-09-04T06:57:35+08:00

The confidence that comes from being mentally tough is so important in any sport, including baseball. And like any other skills, you will have to work on mental skills training. Without it, it is very difficult to overcome those failures, which obviously, nothing in life is failure. It is all a stepping stone and lesson to be learned. To be in professional sports and to have so many athletes who are jealous of where you are at or in direct competition with you to make the big leagues; where obviously, there is big money to be made when you [...]

Why Mental Skills Training Is Critical to Become a ProCraig Sigl2015-09-04T06:57:35+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

Building Mental Strength And Achieving Peak Performance In Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:36+08:00

What is the best way to achieve peak performance and Building Mental Strength in athletes? To answer this question, we wanted to share with you Bob Adrian’s tips and strategies for coaches. Bob trains coaches on “Best Coaching Practices”; and in this article offers many great ideas and suggestions on how to cultivate an attitude of mental toughness… Quite often coaches lament about their teams when they are struggling to compete successfully by saying that their team lacks mental strength. Even Boston Celtics coach, Doc Rivers, called his team ‘soft’ after a number of “mediocre performances” early this season. What do [...]

Building Mental Strength And Achieving Peak Performance In AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:36+08:00

Mental Performance Anxiety – The Hidden Culprit

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:54+08:00

Performance anxiety seems to be the number one issue in youth sports these days. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. It is easy to blame it on the kid's parents or coaches, but I think anxiety in sports goes much deeper than just pressure from sports parents and coaches. Love to know your thoughts and experiences in the comments below. What are the Effects of Performance Anxiety on Sports Performance? It seems like everywhere around the world, kids in sports are experiencing some sort of sports performance anxiety like this [...]

Mental Performance Anxiety – The Hidden CulpritCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:54+08:00

How To Be A Good Goalie

Craig Sigl2014-06-12T06:27:25+08:00

Do you play hockey or watch hockey? Ever wonder what it takes or how to be a good goalie? In this video, Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer gives some tips and pointers what to do on the mental side of the game to be a good goalie... Listen and Discover How to be a Good Goalie How To Be A Good Goalie As a player, your coach has probably told you how important preparation is for how to be a good hockey goalie. But even hearing that, sometimes you just feel like it's just too hard... and [...]

How To Be A Good GoalieCraig Sigl2014-06-12T06:27:25+08:00

The Forgotten Element of Youth Sports Coaching: Mind Over Matter

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:27:55+08:00

This is a guest article on Mental Toughness from Coach Lonnie who blogs at Kids, Youth Sports Coaching and Parenting Tips... Week after week, millions of coaches across the world are teaching young athletes how to play the game. In all sports, coaches are instructing their athletes on how to kick, catch, throw, swing or do whatever to develop sports skills necessary to compete in their respective competitions. They teach technical skills, tactical skills and conditioning, but fail to incorporate one of the most important elements of an athlete’s development, building mental endurance. In her book, “Beginning Your A Game,” Jennifer [...]

The Forgotten Element of Youth Sports Coaching: Mind Over MatterCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:27:55+08:00

Mental Fitness in Sports

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:29:50+08:00

What kind of attitude can get an athlete through all the hardships of playing a sport? What causes some players to consider winning as the most important aspect; and others to consider sportsmanship and honor as more important? The answer to the above questions can be found in the inspiring story of a college softball player and players of both the teams. Enjoy the story in this video, an apt example of a mentally fit athlete.. Learn Mental Toughness In Sports How do you Build Mental Fitness in Sports? You need to ask yourself what gets you [...]

Mental Fitness in SportsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:29:50+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

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

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

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