Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
In the sport of skating, this is the time of year that athletes are a little run down from the long season of pre-competitions. School has started and spending the day at the rink is no longer an option for most.
Even though the first thought for most athletes is to hit the training harder before the end of the season, remember that taking time to enjoy yourself might be the best thing you can do at this time in your training. Continue reading “How To Keep Your Training Energy High”
Are you ever frustrated because you aren’t “the best” at something? When I was a girl, I wanted to be the best in everything I did. I remember crying and feeling frustrated because it seemed like no matter what I did, I was never the “best.”
It turns out there was nothing wrong with me. The flaw was in my mindset, the way I was thinking. Continue reading “Mental Mindset: Your (Best) Choice”
There are many reasons we don’t allow ourselves to dream big, to reach beyond reality.
Maybe you that if you declare yourself to the world, people will think you are stupid, delusional, or crazy.
It’s too scary. I want it so much it will hurt if I don’t get it.
The other day I retweeted this:
Congratulations and thanks for the inspiration! What focus and determination. What will you do? Declare yourself! pic.twitter.com/S4p5rshCYw
— ICEmentalgame (@icementalgame) August 4, 2016
Morolake Akinosun represents the US. She declared her dream to the world and 5 years later she made good on her promise. Continue reading “Give Yourself Permission to Dream Big”
Mental Toughness Lessons from World Figure Skating Championships
The skating world was a buzz this weekend with the skating of the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. There were many exciting moments and also moments of disappointments. One of the most public disappointments was that of Gracie Gold.
United States National Champion Gracie Gold led the Women’s field after the Short Program. After she skated her Freeskate Program, she finished just off the podium in fourth place. Elite athletes are under the spotlight at times when they might want to be alone. Gracie gave us, the human side of sport, and an opportunity for younger athletes to learn that the feelings they have are normal and can be managed.
Continue reading “How to Turn Disappointment into Motivation”
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
–Winston Churchill
In Part 1 of this three part article, Dealing with Frustration: Opportunity Knocks , I talked about your choices when faced with an interruption in your training routine.
In this article (Part 2 of this series), we will talk about what you can do off the ice while you are waiting for your boots to come in. Part 3 will suggest how to use the time to build your Mental Game.
Continue reading “Dealing with Frustration: Off Ice Training Tips”