Everyone knows how to set a goal, like wanting to break a habit (popping a jump), or start a new habit (squeezing your arms in on rotation).
The challenge is how to get from making a goal to achieving the goal.
Mental Game Training Doesn’t Work for Me (Mental Game Training is for Life #3)
Athletes contact us all the time with problems. We work to give the best response possible with an exercise or tip to get started. After a few weeks pass, once in awhile an athlete will say, “I tried it and it doesn’t work.”
Why is mindset change not instantaneous?
Did you land your double axel when you first started skating? No, it took years of development. Maybe you still haven’t landed it yet. There is a great amount of physical and mental development and practice that goes into a double axel. You know that, you live it every day.
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You Must Be Present to Win in Figure Skating (Mental Game Training is for Life #2)
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The goal of mental game training is to allow you to do your best work. This can be skating a personal best for a win or selling a million dollar business concept.
It is our habit to live in the past or the future. “The last time I competed at this rink I bombed my program!” or “If Peggy isn’t there, then I have a great chance of winning, because I will be the only one with a triple lutz.”
The only power you have is in the present moment. The present moment is the only time your choices and decisions count. You can’t change the past. The future is unknown. Continue reading “You Must Be Present to Win in Figure Skating (Mental Game Training is for Life #2)”
How to Avoid Overtraining in Figure Skating
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We all have days when we feel tired or irritable. Usually we can easily identify the reason. Maybe it is because we binge watched our favorite show past our bedtime, or because we ate too much junk food.
In the life of a competitive athlete who is constantly pushing the physical and mental limits to train towards a goal, lingering fatigue and irritability could be an early warning sign that if addressed right away can save months of frustration, stress and lost training time.
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Sports Confidence Begins and Ends With YOU
In the dictionary, the best definition for the word Confidence in the context of sports performance is:
A feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities.
Notice that the definition of Confidence has everything to do with you, and nothing to do with what other people think about your abilities. Continue reading “Sports Confidence Begins and Ends With YOU”
Use Pre-Competition Routines for Success
You are a competitive athlete and want to get ahead of the competition. You wonder what you can do that is different, that can distinguish you from everyone else.