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Skatergirl and the Upcoming Competition

Two weeks earlier, Skatergirl secured a spot for herself at Nationals by placing fourth at the championship series. Initially, she’d been super excited that she’d made it through, but now with the competition coming up in two weeks, she was in full preparation mode.

For the past several weeks, Skatergirl had been on fire during practice.

Her jumps were crisp. Her run-throughs were clean. She was even hitting all the rotations in her spins, which was something her coaches had been nagging her about recently.

Life was good. Everything was going great.

However, today Skatergirl was falling apart.

How to Let Go of Mistakes

Holding on to your mistakes during performance and competition is a huge mental mistake. This habit can also negatively affect your skill improvement and the quality of your practice sessions as well.

The time to work on mistakes is always in practice, never in a performance or competition. Continue reading “How to Let Go of Mistakes”

Handle the “What Ifs” to Handle Your Nerves

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”

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Invasion

Skatergirl is at the rink. Again.

But, today is different.

Today, there’s a new skater at the rink.

She’s wearing her club jacket, black leggings and hot pink runners. Her hair is done up in a bun. Her aura is intimidating.

Skatergirl hasn’t ever seen her before, but she can already tell she’s good.

Peak Performance: From Distraction to Focus

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”

Stop Overthinking When You Make Too Many Mistakes

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”