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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

Are You Mentally Tough?

Craig Sigl2021-09-30T03:11:40+08:00

What is the biggest hurdle for student athletes that holds them back from performing and achieving their best? When an athlete is experiencing a lot of things that are too much for him/her to handle they become overwhelmed, it easily affects their performance, either in school, sports or in other aspects of their life. Sometimes, this overwhelm of life causes him/her to give up or perform less in all areas and their response will depend on how mentally tough they are? Today we are featuring Part 7 of a series of interviews with Raven Magwood, a teenage author, motivational speaker, and [...]

Are You Mentally Tough?Craig Sigl2021-09-30T03:11:40+08:00

The Importance of Being Mentally Strong to Get a Sports Scholarship

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:32:23+08:00

As parents of athletes, we all have in the back of our mind "Wouldn't it be great if Johnny could get a sports scholarship to college" - right?!? Having the right natural abilities is definitely the first step, but there are a lot of gifted athletes competing for athletic scholarships. The following is a guest post discussing how mental toughness is the key ingredient. The Importance of Building Mental Strength to get a Sports Scholarship If you are looking to learn more about scholarships and how you can train your student athlete to receive one, you need to realize that [...]

The Importance of Being Mentally Strong to Get a Sports ScholarshipCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:32:23+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

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 2

Craig Sigl2014-06-13T06:49:45+08:00

In this video, Craig teaches High School Golfers Visualization techniques and how to eliminate errors before the golfer ever starts to swing. You can drop strokes today with a purposeful pre shot routine and this is part 2 of the series. If you missed part 1, you can go view it here: High School Golf tips for consistency. Part 3 was just posted. Please be sure to "like" this video at the end and share it with your other golfing friends. Here's the elements of a great pre shot routine: 1. A pre shot routine with a purpose for everything [...]

High School Golf – The Pre Shot Routine Part 2Craig Sigl2014-06-13T06:49:45+08:00

Sports Competition – Winning Is A Habit

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:52:24+08:00

This is an interview Craig did on making winning a habit with Dr. Allen Fox who has a Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA, where he won the NCAA Singles and Doubles titles and was named UCLA Athlete of the Year. He played professionally coached the Pepperdine University tennis team into a national power and wrote 4 books including "Tennis: Winning the Mental Match." In Sports competitions, Dr. Fox explains how WINNING needs to be a habit! Craig, the Mental Toughness Trainer asks Dr. Fox, "What would you have to say to a sixteen year old having a meltdown? [...]

Sports Competition – Winning Is A HabitCraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:52:24+08:00

The Ins and Outs of College Athletic Recruiting Part II

Craig Sigl2016-01-14T17:56:42+08:00

This is the continuation of a fascinating story about the process of college athletic recruiting told by a mother of two teenage boys recruited by Ivy League colleges. This is part two of an article by Pam Carey, author of Minor League Mom: A Mother's Journey Through the Red Sox Farm Teams. Pam offers us insight into the process as well as some valuable lessons her family learned... The application process demands a little fancy footwork on the part of the athlete, as each coach exerts constant pressure in the high school junior and senior years when he can make contact, [...]

The Ins and Outs of College Athletic Recruiting Part IICraig Sigl2016-01-14T17:56:42+08:00