Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Skatergirl slouches on a bench in the lobby of the rink.
Practice is over and she’s getting ready to go home.
She pulls off her left boot and places it on the bench next to her.
She kicks off her right boot and lets out a sigh.
Competition is 100% mental.
This means, your success in competition is 100% based on how you execute your mental game.
Stop looking at your scores or the execution of your skills as the measure of your success.
Instead, focus on your mental game.
Skatergirl is tired. She’s been studying for finals, training nonstop, and on top of all that she has a competition coming up. But, she doesn’t want to take a break.
Why?
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“Here are my goals for the upcoming competition,” Skatergirl says, handing a piece of paper to Skatercoach.
“Let’s see,” Skatercoach says. “Land triple flip in short program. Good. Get three level four spins in your long program. Okay. Place in the top three. Alright.
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Skatergirl sighs. “My short program was a disaster. Skatercoach called me the living embodiment of a Zamboni. It was horrible.”
“Slow down,” Mentalgamecoach says. “Tell me exactly what happened.”
“First,” Skatergirl says. “I fell on my triple lutz. Then, everything fell apart.”
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