I was recently interviewed for an article in Professional Skaters Association magazine about how coaches can help skaters take their best into competition.
Continue reading “The Wrong Mindset Can Kill Your Performance in Competition”
Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
I was recently interviewed for an article in Professional Skaters Association magazine about how coaches can help skaters take their best into competition.
Continue reading “The Wrong Mindset Can Kill Your Performance in Competition”
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”
Focusing on competitors will not help you skate your best. Do this instead:
Skaters and parents can go the whole season in a bubble. Skaters practice at their own rink for most of the year, compete against many of the same skaters at their local competitions, then get a dose of reality when they travel to a larger competition or reach their first qualifying competition.
What do you do when you get on practice ice and see skaters at your level doing higher level tricks? Continue reading “Do You Get Caught up in the Pitfall of Comparisons?”
Athletes can practice hard all year long, only to defeat themselves before they take the ice in competition.
One of the biggest cause of this is “expectations.” Expectations are dream killers.
Continue reading “Do You Defeat Yourself Before You Step on the Ice?”
Podcast here.
How do I manage my mind and emotions when I am being compared to others in a competition?
I want to thank this skater for a great question! This skater is already aware that she can make a change in the way she thinks and feels in a competitive situation that involves being compared to other skaters. Continue reading “Competition and Comparisons: How to Manage Your Mind and Emotions”
Audio: here
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”