Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Skatergirl is on the ice warming up her jumps.
Axel. Double Salchow. Double Toeloop. Things are going well until she starts warming up her double Lutz.
Bam. Skatergirl hits the ice hard.
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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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Skatergirl has been having a lot of trouble. Several years ago, she was regional champion at the juvenile level, but she grew a lot and her jumps haven’t been the same ever since.
Before, she was executing double axels with ease, but now she has trouble even rotating.
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Pop. Pop. Pop.
Circle. Circle. Circle.
Pop. Pop. Pop.
“C’mon, Skatergirl,” Skatercoach said. “You have to rotate.”
Skatergirl nodded and took a deep breath. Then, she clapped her hands together and readied herself.
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“You want me to do another competition?” Skatergirl asked.
“Yeah,” Skatercoach said. You definitely need more practice.”
“But, I just did a competition last weekend.”
“Exactly, it will be good practice for if you ever have to do back to back competitions.”
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“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”