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Overcome Fear In Sports

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T14:25:32+08:00

Welcome back for Pressure Tip #3 where you will learn how to overcome your fear by being in the present moment during crunch time in sports competition. You don't ever really eliminate fears, instead, you Master them. You dominate them and use emotions like that to your advantage in sports and in life. Fear is the biggest source of interference to your performance potential. When it happens, your muscles and nerves just don't operate as well. You know this by how different you feel in practice or pickup games vs. competitive games. So, step one is the lesson I have here [...]

Overcome Fear In SportsCraig Sigl2016-01-14T14:25:32+08:00

How To Come Through Under Pressure – Tip #4

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:28:33+08:00

Are you ready to be the hero when your opportunity presents itself...like at the end of the game? For most athletes, the answer to that question is "No." Are you the one everyone looks to for the game-winning goal or clutch score? For most athletes this just adds on more pressure, because everybody starts expecting you to be the one to save the day whenever your team is down or needing a score. Every athlete needs to know how to come through under pressure consistently. In today's pressure tip, you will learn that the key is not to fight the [...]

How To Come Through Under Pressure – Tip #4Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:28:33+08:00

What Parents Must Know About Their Children In Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:16+08:00

When you finish this article/Video, Go to the Categories and Select "Parents" for more tips. Transcript As a parent, you want the best for your child, but it is easy to make it worse for them! Having your children playing sports is very important for their overall character development, but read on to make sure it does not go wrong. Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer and I specialize in youth sports athletes. I wanted to put share with you some of my suggestions on how to make sure that it is a [...]

What Parents Must Know About Their Children In SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:16+08:00

How Athletes Can Stop Choking Under Pressure?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:43+08:00

It’s the 1986 World Series and the Boston Red Sox are winning by 2 runs in the last inning with 2 outs and 2 strikes on the batter. A very easy, slow ground ball was hit to Bill Buckner, the Red Sox first baseman, but instead of picking it up he let it go through his legs. It went down as one of the worst chokes in the history of baseball. World famous tennis player, John McEnroe was leading Ivan Lendl, 2 sets to 0 in the French Open and had not lost a match all year. McEnroe only needed [...]

How Athletes Can Stop Choking Under Pressure?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:33:43+08:00

Top 9 “Must Haves” For Kids In Sports To Be Successful

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:23:29+08:00

What Are The “Must Haves” For Kids In Sports? Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the mental toughness trainer for youth athletes. I hear from our parents all the time about how their kids are struggling in their sport for a variety of reasons. We all get our children to participate in sports for "all the right" reasons and when it does not go as planned it can be extremely frustrating. So I wanted to do a post to give you some ideas on how you can positively effect your kids experience playing their sport. I would also [...]

Top 9 “Must Haves” For Kids In Sports To Be SuccessfulCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:23:29+08:00

Dealing With Performance Anxiety in Sports

Craig Sigl2014-07-24T06:50:03+08:00

Dealing with performance anxiety in sports is always tricky, because the "regular" methods of positive self talk or visualization don't always work. If it is problem that holds your athlete back or causes them to choke at critical moments, then it is very important they start using tools to overcome the anxiety so it does not grow or get worse as they get older. They need to actively work on the mental side of their game, just like they do for their physical training. The good news is that there are many techniques athletes can use to overcome their performance anxiety. [...]

Dealing With Performance Anxiety in SportsCraig Sigl2014-07-24T06:50:03+08:00

How To Perform Under Pressure in Sports

Craig Sigl2015-10-27T09:05:16+08:00

Craig has put together this new video with more amazing tips to help your athletes perform under pressure, deal with any last minute negativity and self-doubts and control those run-away nerves so they stay cool and calm under pressure. If you missed the videos with the first 4 strategies to dealing with pressure, just go to the home page. Click the HOME button at the top left of this page. Click The Graphic Above Still feeling pressure?!? No worries, I have another great technique for your athletes on how to Master The Pressure. Let's review the 1st [...]

How To Perform Under Pressure in SportsCraig Sigl2015-10-27T09:05:16+08:00