Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
“That’s it,” Skatergirl said. “There’s no way that I’m ever going to get my stupid double axel. I quit.”
Skatergirl slumped into the passenger seat of her car and put her head in her hands. She wanted to scream. She wanted to cry. She wanted to run away and never set foot in an ice rink again. Continue reading “Skatergirl and the Double Axel”
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:
Continue reading “Overcome Poor Performance, Blocks, Fears and Slumps”
Today, Skatergirl had a bad day at practice.
Nothing went right. She couldn’t land her double axel. She couldn’t rotate her triple salchow.
Continue reading “Stop Negative Thoughts Before They Stop You”
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”
Skatergirl is excited. Today, for the first time, Skatercoach granted her permission to practice her triple salchow on her own. Up to now she wasn’t allowed her to practice it by herself, but the jump is ready. Continue reading “Stop and Move on When You Are Frustrated”
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”