Do You Only Look Forward to Gymnastics Competitions? For many gymnasts, competing is more exciting than training. Training is often tedious, repetitive, and hard on the body. When you view training as unfavorable and are not up for the challenge of practice, your motivation will subside. However, if you are not excited about training, you won’t challenge yourself to develop … Boost Confidence>>
How to Prepare for a Competition if it was your Last? What mindset would you have? Would you be focused on having fun, or would you heap unmanageable pressure upon yourself to be perfect? Most likely, your mindset would be to make the most of the competition. You would focus on doing your best, chatting with your teammates, and enjoying … Boost Confidence>>
How to Mentally Prepare to Get Back to Competition How would you rate your level of anxiety when you compete in gymnastics? Does your rating increase significantly after a long layoff from competition?In gymnastics, the fear of injury, bad performances, and tough judging can increase anxiety. You have probably experienced all three at one time or another, so you know … Boost Confidence>>
Find the Positivity in Your Situation How do you handle long layoffs during the gymnastics season? When you face the inability to train or compete, do you become anxious and feel like you are falling behind other gymnasts? The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruptive force in the training of all gymnasts, but the coronavirus is not the only cause … Boost Confidence>>
How to Mentally Prepare For Meets Are you “meet ready”? You may have answered: “Yes, I do daily conditioning, run through my routines daily and work on my skills in every training session.” Those things are necessary for all gymnasts but those things only mean that you are in “physical meet shape.” To be fully in meet shape you must … Boost Confidence>>
How Audrey Tolbert Copes With Challenges Gymnastics can be such a mentally-draining sport… Sometimes, you are nailing routines and other times you feel it is impossible to perform a halfway decent routine. To add to the difficulty of gymnastics is the pressure heaped upon gymnasts from coaches and parents. It is no wonder that many gymnasts battle with wavering confidence … Boost Confidence>>