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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

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

Stop Negative Self Talk In Sport Performance – Pressure Tip #2

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:27:10+08:00

Today's pressure tip is about eliminating destructive thinking and the critical voice inside your head to reduce pressure. It's called negative self talk and it is a significant contributing factor to experiencing stress, anxiety and ultimately, that pressure we are working on getting rid of because it's part of that "Interference" that gets in the way of your best performances. Thoughts like, "I can't do this", "I'm not big enough, fast enough or strong enough" or worse "I'm not good enough" are only going to INCREASE the amount of pressure an athlete feels when they need to perform their best the [...]

Stop Negative Self Talk In Sport Performance – Pressure Tip #2Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:27:10+08:00

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 Focus Better In Competition – Pressure Tip #5

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:27:26+08:00

Today's pressure tips help you learn how to focus better in competition. When you do that, your mind is occupied and distracted away from the pressure. This video gives you ideas on how to direct your focus... Can you keep your focus in the moment of pressure and ignore distractions? The first step is to pick a small target and then put your center of attention completely on it. That means focusing all of your mental energy on the spot you want the ball/puck to go or in some cases, the ball coming at you. You can practice this at home [...]

How To Focus Better In Competition – Pressure Tip #5Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:27:26+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

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

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