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How to Stop One Bad Competition From Multiplying

Understanding How to Stop Overgeneralization

Skatergirl cringes every time she thinks of her Regional Qualifying Championship Event last year when she fell on 4 of her jumps. What happened? She really doesn’t know but embarrassment and humiliation are the two things she distinctly remembers feeling. It was the worst she ever skated. Thankfully, this season has been going pretty well. It has been a normal one with the expected ups and downs.

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I Can’t Jump When My Coach Is Watching

The Triple Toe Woe

Skatergirl is warming up her jumps before her lesson. Her triple toes are beautifully executed. She nails 3 of them before her lesson with Coach.

Now it’s time for her lesson. Coach asks her to do the triple toe.

This should be no problem right? She just did 3 of them perfectly mere moments ago.

She tries but can’t do it. She falls on the first one, pops the second one and circles on the third.

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