How to Get a Performance Enhancing Mindset Are you stressed throughout the figure skating season? Do you wish you could find some way to relax and enjoy your sport more? Training and competing can create a buildup of stress for a figure skater over the course of a season. Stress is a major stumbling block for
Focus on Your Strengths Are you struggling with confidence as a figure skater? Do you feel other skaters are passing you by as they perform bigger skills and jumps in point value? Figure skating is a sport of both power and finesse. Yet many skaters are overly focused on the power aspect of the sport,
In Order to Perform You Must Believe What do you think is possible and what do you think is impossible? In the sport of figure skating, your belief about what can be possible often sets the bar. You simply can’t raise the bar if you believe it’s not possible. However, I’m not suggesting that you
Mental Preparation in Figure Skating Every skater has heard the phrase, “Practice makes perfect.” In reality, mostly all skaters have some degree of doubt regarding this mentality. The ultimate truth of the matter is that “practice makes preparation.” For example, if you practice landing a clean salchow jump 20 times in practice, 5 days a
Performing At Your Peak After a Bad Warm-Up A bad practice, right before a major competition… How in the world can you get back on track? How can you focus when this week was a disaster? This is an issue for many figure skaters… Several falls in practice or warm-up just before a major competition
Overcoming Fear of Failure in Skating The three biggest performance killers in figure skating are fear… The fear of failing The fear of falling The fear of not being good enough or as good as “so-and-so” Fear comes from a faulty belief system. Fearful skaters believe they need to be perfect, and they see mistakes