Overcoming Doubt in Gymnastics Almost everyone struggles with doubt at some point in his or her life. When gymnasts struggle with doubt, it can cause many issues when competing. Once a gymnast opens the door to doubt in their mind, it’s very difficult to close it. Having confidence in your skills is essential to doing well. Sometimes watching other gymnasts … Boost Confidence>>
Overcoming Mental Blocks When Tumbling Mental blocks in tumbling one of the most common reasons why gymnasts and cheerleaders seek out mental training. One day you are tumbling fine, the next day you won’t go backwards, and you don’t know why. There have been many articles written about how to overcome fears and mental blocks and we read the articles … Boost Confidence>>
Do You Overthink When Performing? Over-thinking in competition can completely impair a gymnast’s performance. Gymnasts are coached everyday to think about form and technique, but there’s a difference between improving your technique in practice and over-analyzing while performing. Over-thinking is an unproductive process, which is exacerbated during stressful competitions. Over-thinking creates a lack of trust in your skills, which physically … Boost Confidence>>
How to Overcome Mental Blocks One day you are tumbling and learning new skills and the next day you find yourself suddenly not throwing your round off back handspring. You become anxious and wonder if this is the start of a mental block. You have seen other gymnasts in your gym have mental blocks and you know how challenging they … Boost Confidence>>
Improving Your Performance With Mental Toughness Have you ever competed in a meet where your performance flowed effortlessly without being distracted by your surroundings or your thoughts about performing? This is the ideal mental state for competing and has been referred to by many names such as: Most athletes know what detracts from performing optimally (over-thinking, anxiety, ruminating about past … Boost Confidence>>
Pushing to Greater Heights Gymnastics What allows some gymnasts to continue to climb up the ladder of success while others tend to experience frustration and give up all together? Gymnasts who continue to ascend adopt a philosophy of daily improvement. These gymnasts work hard to be a little better than yesterday. Gymnasts who quit see their performance as a statement … Boost Confidence>>