Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Fast forward to the end of the year. Qualifying competitions are right around the corner and Skatergirl is freaking out.
She’s been training hard all year*. She had a couple of really good skates at the earlier competitions. (Well, let’s say there were a lot of challenges this year…so the problems might even be worse…)
Continue reading “Don’t Mistake Pep Talks for Mental Skills Training”I hope that you are doing well, staying physically distant, but socially connected.
Are you at home all day, with a little (or a lot) of time on your hands? Is it just now sinking in that this is “temporary normal” is not going to be over tomorrow?
As a mindset coach, you come here for expert advice. While I can’t fix this situation, I hope you find some food for thought. A way to begin to shift your perspective if you desire. Continue reading “How to Find Your Motivation When the Rinks are Closed”
I hope you are thriving, or taking baby steps in that direction in this time of the unknown.
I’ve been checking in with my students all over the world. Most of their rinks are closed. The rest report their rinks will close soon. Just like you.
Before I give you a tip about tackling the unknown, I’d like to tell you a real story about a gift I received from this adversity. Continue reading “How to Get Back on Track When the Rinks Are Closed”
Another season was over. It ended just like the two seasons before.
Each of the seasons started off well. Skatergirl was fresh after a break and felt motivated. She knew her goals for the season and was dead set on reaching them.
Her goals were simple:
However, by the time the end of the season rolled around, she still wasn’t consistent landing her triples and was no closer to qualifying.
She didn’t understand it – what could be missing?
Continue reading “Three Sides to Skating Success: Technical, Physical and Mental”Do you ever feel overwhelmed?
So much to do, so little time
The beginning of the skating season (the new year), and the beginning of Qualifying Competition Season (the Fall) are perfect times to work out how to maximize your time.
Continue reading “Stressed and Overwhelmed? Take the 168 Hour Challenge”
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Many people make the mistake of thinking that only elite athletes would hire a mental game coach for mental game training.
Whether you want to be an Olympic champion or to be the best darn skater that you can be, mental game training can help.
Or if you want to be the creator of the next world changing device since the iPhone, or have a fun job that makes money, mental game training can help.
The mental game strategies for sports and for life are the same. 30 to 80 year olds pay thousands of dollars to business and life coaches to teach them what they missed.
Continue reading “Mental Game Training is for Life (Mental Game Training is for Life #1)”