What kind of goals do you set for competition?
- I want to score a personal best.
- I want to podium.
- I want to beat ____.
- I want to impress ____.
What Kind of Goals Do You Set for Competition?
Perform Your Best by Letting Go of the Results
“I’m so close to qualifying,” Skatergirl says. “I’m less than a tenth of a point away from 24th place.”
“That’s awesome,” Mentalgamecoach says.
“Assuming everyone else scores about the same, I just have to score one point higher at my next competition and I’m in,” Skatergirl says.
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“So, how was your last competition?” Mentalgamecoach asks.
“It went pretty well,” Skatergirl says. “I fell on my triple flip double toe combination during my long program, but I did everything else.”
“That’s great,” Mentalgamecoach says. “Now that it’s been a week, let’s review the competition. What are two thing you thought you did well, mental game wise?”
“Hmm…” Skatergirl says, drumming her fingers on her desk. “Two things I did well…”
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Skatergirl was warmed up and ready to go for her long program. She’d finished her six minute warm up and since she was skating second in her group, she was standing with Skatercoach behind the boards waiting to be called.
Unfortunately, the skater right before her had a costume malfunction. Swarovski crystals ended up scattered across the ice, forcing the referee to call for an emergency ice resurface.
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Skatergirl was preparing for an away competition.
Double run-throughs. Triple run-throughs. Segmented run-throughs. Skatergirl was doing them all.
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One day it was there. The next it was gone.
That was the sad story of Skatergirl’s double lutz. Never mind the fact that Skatergirl was working on triple salchow and triple loop. That didn’t matter.
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