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Overcome Poor Performance, Blocks, Fears and Slumps

Exclusive ICE Mental Game Article

If you have tried, but not found a solution to your sports performance problems, you might be suffering from repetitive sports performance problems.

How do you know if an athlete suffers from repetitive sports problems?

It’s time to dig deeper when an athlete:

  • Has tried various surface solutions, but continues to suffer from poor performance.
  • If the surface solutions give temporary relief, but the problems continue to resurface.

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For Consistent Jumps, Just Do the Jump

Doubling Down or Downing the Double

It’s time for Skatergirl to work on her jumps again, another chance to make her jump consistent. This time, she is working on her double axel. She does a backspin, then a few single axels to warm-up. Alright, she feels ready to go.

She gears up for the double axel. It is executed very well, almost axel-lent, one might say. The takeoff is smooth, the landing is solid. Skatergirl feels great.

Coach, wants her to do three double axels before her lesson.

“One down, two more to go,” she thinks to herself.

She takes a deep breath and starts the approach for the next jump. She feels a little nervous, “will the next axel be as good as the first?” She certainly hopes so.

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What to do When Your Jumps “Feel Off”

When jumps don’t feel right,” many athletes start to worry about losing their jumps or jump consistency. In order to understand how to handle this problem, we will use one common situation that often causes jumps to feel “off.” That is, getting new skates.

No matter what the cause, this article gives you steps to take to help you get back on track when your jumps “feel off”.

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You Need Consistency to Win

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In anything, sport or business, if you want to get to the top of your game, studying those at the top can give you a lot of great information. Although many elite athletes work with experts on their mental game, the general public doesn’t usually hear about it. It leaves the wrong impression about mental game. Young athletes need to know that mindset doesn’t come automatically, it takes attention and consistent work.

One thing that high achieving athletes have in common is consistency. They recognize that consistency is essential in order to compete at the highest levels. Continue reading “You Need Consistency to Win”