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How To Overcome Fear and Anxiety In Sports

Craig Sigl2015-10-27T07:39:33+08:00

Every athlete experiences fear and anxiety, especially before big games or matches. It is normal and healthy. If used in a positive way it can help you focus and be pumped up with energy. But for some of your athletes I am sure it causes them to freeze up and miss opportunities. I worked with a pole vaulter who was so fearful she eventually was unable to run down the track! In this video, Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer explains to coaches how to help their athletes overcome fear and anxiety... How Do You Help Youth Athletes Overcome [...]

How To Overcome Fear and Anxiety In SportsCraig Sigl2015-10-27T07:39:33+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

Teaching Athlete’s Mental Confidence

Craig Sigl2020-10-14T05:47:24+08:00

Training your athlete to be mentally confident can be tough, when you are trying to fit in drills and training in the short amount of time you get with them. We get it! However working the mental game into your training will greatly improve your athletes overall performance in the long run. We have seen to be true having worked with 1000's of athletes. In this video, Craig, the mental toughness trainer for youth athletes is sharing how to teach mental confidence to a group of coaches at the Pacific Northwest Coach's conference... Make sure to go on [...]

Teaching Athlete’s Mental ConfidenceCraig Sigl2020-10-14T05:47:24+08:00

The Coaches Playbook For Mental Strength

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:34+08:00

As coaches, you all know what it means to be mentally strong or you would never have made it as a coach. I am sure you developed techniques that worked for you as an athlete and are passing those on to your athletes. Having worked with 1000's of athletes over the years, I have found teaching mental toughness has to be multifaceted because kids are all so different. What may work for one athlete, falls on death ears with another athlete. We wanted to share with you what we call the Coaches Playbook for Mental Toughness video series. This series are [...]

The Coaches Playbook For Mental StrengthCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:42:34+08:00

Youth Coaching Tips

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:05+08:00

Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy! I'm Craig Sigl, the Mental Toughness Trainer for youth athletes. I was recently asked to write an article for The Washington Coaching Magazine on youth coaching tips. I wanted to share the information with you, because I know a lot of you are coaches as well as sports parents. If you have any of your own tips to share I would love you to include them in the comments below! Youth Sports Coaches, Are You Stumped When It Comes To The Emotional Side Of The Game? Listen here: Youth Coaching Tips You’ve only [...]

Youth Coaching TipsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:05+08:00

Are You An Inspirational Youth Coach? 10 Things To Consider.

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:34+08:00

Can anything be more important than having been a truly positive life influence on those with whom you interact? This is a guest post from Michael Langlois who writes a Youth Sports Blog - "Taking You Beyond the Game!", which features articles and commentaries that deal specifically with youth sports. Michael give you tips to evaluate if you are an inspirational youth coach. In the context of sports, and particularly in the world of high-pressure youth sports, coaches have an opportunity—virtually every day—to create a lasting memory in the minds of the young athletes they are there to lead and teach. [...]

Are You An Inspirational Youth Coach? 10 Things To Consider.Craig Sigl2020-09-30T23:43:34+08:00

What Makes A Great Sports Coach?

Craig Sigl2014-06-17T14:01:38+08:00

Everyone who puts in the time to coach wants to help their athletes succeed. But what makes a great sports coach? In this video, Coach Wayne Mendezona of Quick Handle Basketball camps and former professional player shares what he thinks makes a great youth sports coach... How to become a great youth sports coach... My acronym for coaching is my three P's. The first one is personality. You've got to have a personality. Something that attracts people to you, that people know that you have the kind of body language, that people can say you're believable. Because once you're [...]

What Makes A Great Sports Coach?Craig Sigl2014-06-17T14:01:38+08:00

Code Of Conduct For Youth Sports Coaches

Craig Sigl2015-10-27T09:24:08+08:00

Youth coaches have a difficult job. They are the key decision-makers. They set examples. Players look to them for leadership. Administrators—and parents—look to them to make good choices. Michael Langlois from Taking You Beyond the Game gives great tips on how to SUCCESSFULLY interact with your youth athletes. Doing The "Right Things": The Code of Conduct for Youth Coaches As adults we often speak to our young people about making choices— preferably intelligent, positive choices. That said, youth sports coaches make choices too. They can choose to be the kind of coach that cares only about “winning”, or a coach that has [...]

Code Of Conduct For Youth Sports CoachesCraig Sigl2015-10-27T09:24:08+08:00

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