Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
In a past article, we talked about the front
brain and hindbrain. If you haven’t read it yet you might want to check
it out, but here’s a quick refresher.
Your front brain is where you do your thinking (aka in your head). It
is also where that oh so helpful (not) critic lives.
Head down, barely holding back her tears, Skatergirl exits the kiss and cry.
She skated a clean program. She landed all her jumps. And yet, she still wasn’t able to beat her personal best.
Continue reading “You Don’t Have Control Over the Scores”
Don’t pop. Stop circling. Just pull in. You hear these phrases all the time.
Sometimes, you’re even punished for it. If you circle, you have to get off of the ice. Everytime you pop, you have to do ten pushups. If you pop, I’ll stop your lesson.
Continue reading “Stop Worrying About Popping and Circling to Stop Popping and Circling”
Skatergirl is struggling with her triple loop. For some reason, she can’t do it consistently anymore.
“Try this,” Skatercoach says. She demonstrates a new entrance that Skatergirl hasn’t ever seen before. Left inside mohawk into change of edge.
Continue reading “Get Out of Your Head to Improve Consistency”
“Come on. You can do this. You have to land this jump if you want to make the podium.”
Skatergirl is skating into her triple salchow. It’s the last element in her program, and she’s tired.
Even though she can do this jump in her sleep, she’s nervous. She’s skated a clean program up to this point, and she doesn’t want to mess up.
Continue reading “Improve Your Performance by Getting Out of Your Head”
“The starting order is up,” Skatermom says, handing her phone to Skatergirl. Continue reading “How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others”