Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Don’t pop. Stop circling. Just pull in. You hear these phrases all the time.
Sometimes, you’re even punished for it. If you circle, you have to get off of the ice. Everytime you pop, you have to do ten pushups. If you pop, I’ll stop your lesson.
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Skatergirl is struggling to land her triple loop. She’s got the full rotation, but she can’t seem to stay on her feet.
She’s so close, yet so far.
Continue reading “Take a Step Back to Move Forward”
Once upon a time, there was a figure skater with a beautiful triple flip. But, one day she couldn’t land it anymore.
Her parents told her that if she couldn’t land it again by the end of the season she wouldn’t be able to skate anymore. And, this affected her greatly.
Continue reading “How to Deal with Freeze: Part 2”
Freeze.
A deer in the headlights, unable to move out of the way of the oncoming truck.
But, the symptoms of freeze aren’t always so blatant. You aren’t always frozen and unable to move.
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Skatergirl is having trouble with her triple flip. For some reason, she’s unable to rotate it fully.
No, the reason is clear. She’s tired, and as a result her body isn’t functioning like she wants it to.
Continue reading “How to Deal with Fatigue”
Skatergirl is struggling with her triple loop. For some reason, she can’t do it consistently anymore.
“Try this,” Skatercoach says. She demonstrates a new entrance that Skatergirl hasn’t ever seen before. Left inside mohawk into change of edge.
Continue reading “Get Out of Your Head to Improve Consistency”