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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

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

Tips On How To Handle Mistakes Coaching Youth Baseball

Craig Sigl2014-05-22T05:39:33+08:00

This is first of the coaching tips series for youth baseball coaches and youth sports parents featuring Dan Clemens, a youth coach veteran and the author of the book, A Perfect Season: A Coach's Journey to Learning. EVERYBODY makes mistakes, even coaches! Coach Dan Clemens, a 10-year youth coaching veteran in four sports, shares Tips On How To Handle Mistakes Coaching Youth Baseball. In this video, Coach Dan discusses how coaches can set up a safe environment, where everyone feels comfortable to make mistakes, including him! When athletes know they will not be ridiculed or yelled at, they learn and grow [...]

Tips On How To Handle Mistakes Coaching Youth BaseballCraig Sigl2014-05-22T05:39:33+08:00

Win or Lose – Should Youth Athletes Get Trophies?

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:29:01+08:00

Lately it seems that many leagues and coaches are giving out awards and trophies just to recognize youth athletes for participation regardless of the outcome of the game. While this approach has a lot of fans, it also has a fair share of critics. Win or Lose - Should Youth Athletes Get Trophies? This is a big change from the way sports were played for most of us growing up. As kids, we quickly learned that losing was as much a part of the game as winning. We understood that we had to hold it together, even while the other team [...]

Win or Lose – Should Youth Athletes Get Trophies?Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:29:01+08:00

How to Build Self Confidence

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:29:26+08:00

Yes,you can really create self confidence, because it is merely a state of mind. How to build self confidence? It’s not some thing that happens to you by accident or you magically wake up with it one day. I bet you already have a lot of confidence or you would not be playing your sport. I also know most every athletes, in fact, most people would like even more confidence, right?!? We all know the more confident we are, the better we play. What is a simple solution? Reversing the way you think can help dramatically improve your self confidence. [...]

How to Build Self ConfidenceCraig Sigl2020-09-30T20:29:26+08:00

Promoting A Positive Self Image For Youth Sports Athletes (Part 3)

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:44+08:00

We at Mental Toughness Academy are committed to helping youth sports athletes in all areas of their sports. If you hope to get a college scholarship or play for the pros, the self image you present is going to be very important. Today's article is Part 3 of a series of articles on how to Promote A Positive Self Image For Athletes to help build self confidence and improve your self image. If you missed Part 1, click here and for Part 2, click here The Image away from Competition: You would think that once a competition is complete and [...]

Promoting A Positive Self Image For Youth Sports Athletes (Part 3)Craig Sigl2020-09-30T20:31:44+08:00

Goaltender Coach Interview (Part 2)

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:20:53+08:00

A youth sports athlete's image is a critical component to how he/she is perceived by others and could determine whether he/she gets the opportunity to compete at the collegiate or pro level. This is Part 2 of a series of articles on How to Promote A Positive Self Image For Youth Sports Athletes to help gain self confidence and improve your self image. If you missed Part 1, click here. The Skill of Interviewing: Aspiring elite-level athletes will, undoubtedly, be faced with several interviews and other media contacts throughout an athletic career. It is absolutely essential that athletes become aware of [...]

Goaltender Coach Interview (Part 2)Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:20:53+08:00

Overcoming Perfectionism in Youth Sports

Craig Sigl2020-09-30T22:22:05+08:00

Perfectionism is often revered in our culture and can be a good thing in small, healthy doses. All too often though, we see athletes who aim to do everything flawlessly and are not happy unless they play the game perfectly. Traits of perfectionism often include being overly critical in self-evaluation, setting excessively high achievement standards and feeling like a failure if certain levels of success are not achieved. What goes along with the belief that you can be perfect is the thought that you can always be doing something “better” or “doing more.” Perfectionists are great at seeing details, but [...]

Overcoming Perfectionism in Youth SportsCraig Sigl2020-09-30T22:22:05+08:00

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