Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
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”
Figure skating is a full of complexity. Jumps are often seen as the most difficult and challenging skills for singles skaters. It’s not surprising that many figure skaters feel frustrated with their jumps.
Expectations are high and your tension level rises, as you get ready to jump. Instead of a beautiful landing, you make mistakes. You get frustrated. Continue reading “Stop Overthinking Your Jumps with a Brain Dump”
Everyone wants to do their best, and many of us, as perfectionists, define our “best” as a clean program- no mistakes, no stumbles, and no slip-ups. Sometimes, we achieve this, and we’ll feel amazing for days.
Other times, we make a mistake… or two… or ten. We go from feeling on top of the world to frustrated and disappointed. Continue reading “Stop Beating Yourself Up; Build Momentum Instead”
When jumps don’t feel right,” many athletes start to worry about losing their jumps or jump consistency. In order to understand how to handle this problem, we will use one common situation that often causes jumps to feel “off.” That is, getting new skates.
No matter what the cause, this article gives you steps to take to help you get back on track when your jumps “feel off”.
Continue reading “What to do When Your Jumps “Feel Off””Handle Competition Nerves
After the last competition, you vowed to face the next one with confidence.
Well, here you are today and that vision hasn’t come true.
You worked very hard to make changes, but you worry it’s not enough.
You are looking for a better way to handle the nausea, butterflies and shaky legs. You want to stop feeling dread before competition.
All you want is to feel calm, prepared, and excited, for competition.
You want a chance show off your true abilities.
You did everything right, then that moment hits.
Continue reading “Handle Your Competition Jitters”