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Coaching Tips For Youth Baseball

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:48+08:00

This is part 5 of the series of our interview with Dan Clemens. In this video, Coach Dan shares techniques in Teaching Motivation in Youth Sports. Find out how Coach Dan Clemens motivates his team by reading on. We also would love to hear what you think; please do leave your comments below. I try to bring a lot of passion to the game as a coach. The kids know that I love the game and they know that I enjoy being out there. They know that I enjoy being with them and that I like them and [...]

Coaching Tips For Youth BaseballCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:26:48+08:00

Deal With Pressure To Win In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:02+08:00

In this video Coach Dan discusses effective ways to Deal With Pressure In Order To Win In Sports. This is part 4 in the series of interviews with Coach Dan Clemens. Let's find out how Coach Dan and his team deals with pressure and use it to win. All of us will feel pressure at some point in our lives. The biggest thing, first, I tell kids to do is breathe. Take a couple of deep breaths and clear your mind. Just try to relax a little bit. Second, think small. I think a lot of times when [...]

Deal With Pressure To Win In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:02+08:00

Optimistic Vs. Pessimistic:Tips On How To Be An Optimist

Craig Sigl2021-09-30T03:11:42+08:00

So you want to know how to be an optimist? In this day and age, it can be a struggle to remain optimistic with the daily doom and gloom in the papers, on TV and even in Facebook. I find a lot of people have become pessimistic, because they feel overwhelmed with financial difficulties or watching others suffer hardships caused by the fluctuating economy. There are also new challenges brought on just by new technology, new rules of business and the changing job market. Your success depends on our ability to remain optimistic by observing and accepting everything that is [...]

Optimistic Vs. Pessimistic:Tips On How To Be An OptimistCraig Sigl2021-09-30T03:11:42+08:00

Coaching Young Baseball Players: Having Fun Vs. Hard Work

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:28:13+08:00

How can youth baseball coaches create a fun training environment while also instilling the value of hard work? In this video, Coach Dan will be discussing about Coaching Youth Baseball: Having Fun Vs. Hard Work. The myth out there is we want the experience to be fun for the kids, so they can go off and do what they want to do. When coaching young baseball players, you've got to strike a balance. A fun practice might be some kids are over playing in the grass, looking at the ants, digging in the dirt, and you got other [...]

Coaching Young Baseball Players: Having Fun Vs. Hard WorkCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:28:13+08:00

How To Develop Perseverance For Youth Athletes

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:30:20+08:00

Hard work in sports? It is tough for most young athletes to understand the benefits of hard work. In the next video, in the series of interviews with Raven Magwood, she shares her secrets to getting herself to put in the hard work to be successful in sports and in life. You definitely have to work on perseverance. I tell parents and student athletes this all the time, "Do not try to make your life easy. Put yourself in situations where you are forced to grow and you are forced to learn something about yourself. " We do [...]

How To Develop Perseverance For Youth AthletesCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:30:20+08:00

Addiction To Energy Drink Health Risks

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T16:37:45+08:00

Addiction to Energy Drink Health Risks Courtesy of: Therapeutic Boarding Schools For Teens - TheFamilyCompass.com If you missed the article on Healthy Meals To Feed Your Athletes Before A Big Event, by sure to check it out by clicking here.

Addiction To Energy Drink Health RisksCraig Sigl2016-01-14T16:37:45+08:00

Lacrosse Mental Game Tactics

Craig Sigl2022-09-20T09:26:33+08:00

The sport of lacrosse is exploding across the country in popularity and so we wanted to share with you an article by Gavin Kent, a sports hypnotist who coaches junior and professional athletes on mental game tactics for lacrosse. Why Mental Toughness Is Important For Lacrosse... The wide-open, fast paced nature of lacrosse rewards creativity and ingenuity. A variety of different looks, plays and schemes, require an adaptable game plan and dynamic strategies and tactics. Above all, lacrosse demands explosive athleticism combined with a high level of Mental Toughness! I interviewed a wide range of high school and college lacrosse coaches, [...]

Lacrosse Mental Game TacticsCraig Sigl2022-09-20T09:26:33+08:00

Athlete Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:37:12+08:00

A lot of kids think that an athlete has to have extraordinary talent to get to the top of the sports world. Well you might be surprised by expert strength conditioning coach, Kurt Hester's belief that hard work beats talent, when that talent doesn't work hard. Kurt grew up in South Louisiana and learned a very young age that he would have to work to help his family out financially. Here is his inspiring story... I was raised by a single mom and started mowing lawns and washing cars around our neighborhood at the age of twelve to help buy food, [...]

Athlete Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work HardCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:37:12+08:00

How To Trust Your Skills – Pressure Tip #6

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:21:23+08:00

Our final Pressure Tip of the series is about developing trust even under pressure for better sports performances. In this final video of the Pressure Tips series, we share a technique to TRUST your skills right at the moment of competing... You start by coming up with a sentence to say or sing out loud while performing your desired action. What you say doesn't have to have anything to do with your sport. You could sing your favorite line from a hip-hop song or repeat a phrase. Sound crazy? Watch the video to learn why it works! Click on [...]

How To Trust Your Skills – Pressure Tip #6Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:21:23+08:00

Imagination Practice Can Be Better Than Real Practice – Pressure Tip 1

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:21:54+08:00

Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy and thank you for joining our community! This is the first in a series of Pressure Tips to help you overcome any fears or limitations that are holding you back and get your came to the next level! This first video in a series of Pressure Tips helps you understand how to be intense without being tense... Step #1 is you need to start practicing being in pressure in your imagination, so you are ready when you experience it in real life. This is what is otherwise known as a desensitization process. The more you [...]

Imagination Practice Can Be Better Than Real Practice – Pressure Tip 1Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:21:54+08:00

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