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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

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

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

Rutgers Scarlet Knight Players Learn From Passion NOT Abuse!

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:38+08:00

Rutgers Scarlet Knight Players Learn From Passion NOT Abuse Since the Rutger Scarlet Knights coach is being so pillared in the press lately, Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer wanted to weigh on how coaches can lead with passion - not abuse! It is also important you keep a vigilant watch that your kids are never subjected to that kind of abuse... Recently Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer was interviewed for an upcoming article in Consumer Affairs about the Rutgers coaching scandal. We thought his answers would be helpful… What do you believe is the biggest lesson parents should take from [...]

Rutgers Scarlet Knight Players Learn From Passion NOT Abuse!Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:27:38+08:00

Do Less, Be More: Simple Sports Relaxation Make You A Better Athlete

Craig Sigl2020-10-14T22:32:19+08:00

Did you know that you can do less and be more at the same time? Let us show you how simple sports relaxation can make you a better athlete. Being an athlete at a young age can be very demanding. You get up for school early in the morning; go through your classes for 6 hours and go to training for another 3. Once you get back home, you realize you need to get that history paper due tomorrow finished barely leaving you any time for that algebra homework. With all that going on, on an almost daily basis you might [...]

Do Less, Be More: Simple Sports Relaxation Make You A Better AthleteCraig Sigl2020-10-14T22:32:19+08:00

Healthy Meals To Feed Your Youth Athlete Before The Big Event

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:24+08:00

The food your youth athlete eats prior to game time can have a big impact on their energy, stamina and overall performance. Just like an electric car won’t run on regular gas, giving your youth athlete the wrong kinds of pre-game meals and snacks means you are not setting them up for success. What your athlete should eat is often affected by the timing of their game. Here are three examples that should help: For early morning games Sometimes your child’s team may draw the short straw in a tournament and get scheduled for the first game of the day. [...]

Healthy Meals To Feed Your Youth Athlete Before The Big EventCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:24+08:00

Learning + Enjoyment = Winning – NOT Parent’s Pressure On Kids

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:27+08:00

Do you as a parent find yourself confused as to how much pressure you should put on your child to help them reach their athletic potential? Did your coaches, mentors and parents put a lot of pressure on you and so you think that pressure on kids work too? Read on to find out that is not always the best way to go... Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer. Today we have a guest article from Dennis Hillyard about what parents pressuring does to kids in sports. Coach Hillyard has been a player, [...]

Learning + Enjoyment = Winning – NOT Parent’s Pressure On KidsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:27+08:00

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