Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Our protagonist, “Skatergirl”, is at the mall with a group of her best friends. She was looking forward to this all month but now her mind is preoccupied. Instead of being filled with glee, she is filled with dread.
Did she miss a shoe sale? Nope, that’s not what’s on her mind. Continue reading “How to Rise Above the Fear of Falling”
Skatergirl glides into the rink. It’s competition day and she is excited. She looks at all the people waiting in the stands as she breathes in the energy around her. Music is playing in the arena. A skater dressed in a deep purple dress lined with Swarovski crystals skates her program while the judges look on. Skatergirl feels eager to get out there and do her thing too. She continues happily into the locker room, greeting her friends along the way. Continue reading “The Best Mindset for Competition: A Tale of Two Moods”
The skater stands, ready to go once the ice monitor opens the gate. Movement in the stands catches her eye, and she looks up. So many faces. So many more than usual, but this is to be expected. It’s the qualifying round of a big competition.
The announcer calls her name. She skates to center ice. Continue reading “After You Crash on the First Jump in Your Program”
Would you buy a bottle of $99 pimple cream guaranteed to eliminate your blemishes 3% of the time?
I’m guessing you’d say “No, of course not.” I’m sure you could think of a ton of other things you would rather spend hard earned your money on. Continue reading “Stop Worrying to Skate Great”
You just arrived at a competition. You know you practiced hard and you feel proud of the work you’ve put in.
As you enter the rink to warm up what are you feeling? Is it anxiety or is it confidence? Continue reading “How to Recover From a Bad Competition Warm Up”
It’s one thing when your coach tells you to take your first week after a competition to work on your jumps. You can do these with your eyes closed – though probably not recommended – but your brain is quiet and you can handle these jumps one at a time.
Then one day you get to the rink and your coach tells you to run through your long program, with triples. Continue reading “Overcoming Program Practice Panic”