Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
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Current sports neuroscience research demonstrates that there is an undeniable connection between the physical and mental state of an athlete and their ability to perform at their peak. An athlete is able to perform at peak when they are healthy and happy, but can struggle to perform routine skills when they are slightly injured or unhappy.
Continue reading “Healing Sports Injuries: The Mind-Body Connection”
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Have you ever lost your momentum and drive? Feel lost and unfocused in practice? Don’t remember why you go to the skating rink every day?
Feeling this loss of motivation can happen for many reasons, but no matter what the reason you can use the steps in this article to pick yourself up again.
Some reasons for loss of motivation: Continue reading “5 Steps to Get Motivated in Figure Skating”
In the champion mindset, you must be alert and pay attention in order to Learn and Grow in your sport and in life.
This learn and grow mindset allows you to make mistakes, to be patient with yourself and to keep things in perspective.
When you know that adversity is part of the process, and that each mistake is an opportunity to learn, you can let go of a lot of your internal struggle and feel more peace.
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We all have days when we feel tired or irritable. Usually we can easily identify the reason. Maybe it is because we binge watched our favorite show past our bedtime, or because we ate too much junk food.
In the life of a competitive athlete who is constantly pushing the physical and mental limits to train towards a goal, lingering fatigue and irritability could be an early warning sign that if addressed right away can save months of frustration, stress and lost training time.
Continue reading “How to Avoid Overtraining in Figure Skating”
Many parents become concerned, even upset when their child stops making progress, or seems to regress in skills. Skaters are frustrated and angry because they can’t seem to land the jump like before, and life can be difficult to say the least.
Before you start questioning your coach’s competence or blaming it on your child’s work ethic, please read this.