Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Where does the time go? At any time of the year skaters can start to panic.
When Spring competitions start, when Summer training is winding down, and when skaters and coaches are preparing for qualifying competitions.
Continue reading “You Don’t Need To Wait; Make a Fresh Start Now”
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I don’t think you’re ever there. You might never arrive, but if you do, you might as well quit because you’re already there. Can’t get any better. And as players, if you ever have that moment—you should never have that moment. You’re always trying to get better. –Tiger Woods
Continue reading “Help Young Athletes Reach Their Dreams with Healthy Perspective”
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Have you ever lost your momentum and drive? Feel lost and unfocused in practice? Don’t remember why you go to the skating rink every day?
Feeling this loss of motivation can happen for many reasons, but no matter what the reason you can use the steps in this article to pick yourself up again.
Some reasons for loss of motivation: Continue reading “5 Steps to Get Motivated in Figure Skating”
US Nationals is done and the US Olympic team chosen. One thing that Figure Skating is famous or infamous for is drama. Like it or not it is what brings viewers to the sport. Whatever your opinion on the decisions surrounding the Olympic Team selection, the bottom line is that each of these athletes has a story. Continue reading “Adversity, Preparation and Planning Make a Champion”
Have you ever been excited about the prospect of a brand new season, brand new goals, only to wind up frustrated and stuck mid-season? Continue reading “Make Goals That Work All Season Long”
In Part 1, For Best Results; Take Charge of Your Training, you learned that for effective training leading to maximum improvement in the minimum amount of time, you need to:
That in order to reach your dream, you need to have clear goals, and take charge of your figure skating journey. By sitting in the driver’s seat of your skating journey bus, you know that you are going in the right direction toward your ultimate goal.
Continue reading “How to Take Charge of Your Training (For Best Results Part 2)”