How to Use a Loss as Motivation No gymnast likes to lose. In fact, no athlete looks upon losses with favor and fondness, but they can look at them as motivation. Losses sting and can sting for a while. The reason losses hurt so profoundly is due to the amount of effort, time and dedication gymnasts devote to their sport. … Boost Confidence>>
How to Cope with Distractions Attention, Distraction and Competition In gymnastics, there are many potential distractions during a meet. Different competitive arenas, the importance of a meet, the bounce of the equipment and the crowd are all factors vying for your focus. Not to mention, a small bobble in an earlier routine, bad week of practices, trying out a new … Boost Confidence>>
Having Fun Instead of Striving For Perfection PERFECT SCORE! All gymnasts dream about that perfect score or executing a routine that feels perfect. In fact, gymnasts often thinking about the following questions: After all, isn’t going for perfection the reason why you spend an incredible amount of hours in training? The Topic of Shooting for a Perfect Score is Often … Boost Confidence>>
Improving Your Mental Game to Reduce Pressure Winning a championship is difficult… Defending your title presents an even greater challenge… When you are the defending champs, expectations are sky-high. Going into the season, you are usually the favorite… You will hear things highlighting the excessively high expectations such as, “You SHOULD win the championship AGAIN!” When you feel you NEED … Boost Confidence>>
How to Focus on What’s in Your Control Do you worry often, about a lot of different things unrelated to your performance? Maybe, what your teammates are doing… How your opponents are scoring? What your parents and coaches might be thinking? Or maybe you’re worried about the results or outcome of a competition? Where will you finish at the end? … Boost Confidence>>
Focusing on Your Routine to Overcome Distractions Distractions are EVERYWHERE in gymnastics, which makes winning the mental battle more difficult than the battle against other gymnasts. When you compete, your head is full of thoughts pulling you in many directions: All these distractions are battling for your attention, but in order to perform your best, you need to focus on … Boost Confidence>>