Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Skatergirl sighs. “My short program was a disaster. Skatercoach called me the living embodiment of a Zamboni. It was horrible.”
“Slow down,” Mentalgamecoach says. “Tell me exactly what happened.”
“First,” Skatergirl says. “I fell on my triple lutz. Then, everything fell apart.”
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Ugh. First again. I hate skating first.
Skatergirl just received the skating order for her upcoming competition. She’s skating first in the first warmup group.
Why? Skatergirl asks herself. Why do I always end up skating first. Whenever I skate first my short program is always a disaster, and I end up skating first in the long program too.
“It’ll be good practice,” Skatermom says, patting her on the shoulder. “You’ll become a pro at skating first.”
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“Argh,” Skatergirl says. “I’m so frustrated. I was so close to skating a clean program. If I hadn’t made those two mistakes, it would have easily been a personal best.”
“What happened?” Mentalgamecoach asks.
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What percentage of competition is determined by physical skills and what percentage is determined by mental skills?
Is it 50-50? Is it 25-75? Is it 10-90?
Actually, the correct answer is none of the above. Competition is 100% determined by your mental skills.
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What kind of goals do you set for competition?
“So, how was your last competition?” Mentalgamecoach asks.
“It went pretty well,” Skatergirl says. “I fell on my triple flip double toe combination during my long program, but I did everything else.”
“That’s great,” Mentalgamecoach says. “Now that it’s been a week, let’s review the competition. What are two thing you thought you did well, mental game wise?”
“Hmm…” Skatergirl says, drumming her fingers on her desk. “Two things I did well…”
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