Skatergirl is working on her triple salchow.
Her triple salchow is a jump that she doesn’t usually have any problems with. But, now she’s struggling.
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How to Deal with Freeze: Part 2
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.
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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.
Continue reading “How to Deal with Freeze”How to Overcome People Pleasing
Are you a people pleaser? Do you worry that you’ll be forced to quit or lose training time if you don’t perform well?
Thoughts like these are distractions. They pull you away from what you’re supposed to be focusing on, and cause your performance to tank.
How do we deal with these thoughts? The answer is in this article.
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Ugh. First again. I hate skating first.
Skatergirl just received the skating order for her upcoming competition. She’s skating first in the first warmup group.
Why? Skatergirl asks herself. Why do I always end up skating first. Whenever I skate first my short program is always a disaster, and I end up skating first in the long program too.
“It’ll be good practice,” Skatermom says, patting her on the shoulder. “You’ll become a pro at skating first.”
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“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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