Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
A major cause of dread, fear and nerves that can cause poor performance is what goes on between your ears.
I’m talking about the “what ifs?” that run around and multiply in your head before practice or before a competition.
Everyone has their own favorite version of the “What ifs” also known as head trash. Continue reading “Handle the “What Ifs” to Handle Your Nerves”
For the past two weeks Skatergirl has been a happy camper. She was jumping well, and even started to get her triple Lutz in her program segments already!
This week is another story. She’s not sure why, but starting on Monday, she couldn’t land her Lutz, and everyday since, practice went downhill. Not just the Lutz, but everything else too. Now she’s tired and frustrated and really worried that she has a big mental block. Continue reading “Peak Performance: From Distraction to Focus”
Skater girl feels overwhelmed. She’s working on her double axel and there’s too much to think about. She is able to land it every so often, but it’s inconsistent.
In Skatergirl’s last lesson, Skatercoach said, “You’ll land your double axel once you make these corrections.” Continue reading “Stop Overthinking When You Make Too Many Mistakes”