Overcome Your Perfectionist Mindset Are you or your gymnast engrossed in a search of perfection? Gymnasts always seem to be shooting for perfection: the perfect landing, the perfect somersault, the perfect routine, or a perfect score. After all, as a gymnast, you want to be the best. You may think if you set your sights on the highest level possible, you … 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>>
Striving For Excellence in Gymnastics How do you perform when you HAVE to get a high score? How do you approach that routine? Do you try to pull off a perfect routine in order to get a top score? There are major consequences with this mindset. When you feel you HAVE to perform to a certain level or you need … Boost Confidence>>
Managing Perfectionism in Gymnastics Have you ever had a difficult preseason and thought, “Here’s another season of falling short of my goals?” Even a few bad early meets can taint a gymnast’s view of how the rest of the season will progress. There is a feeling among many gymnasts that if, “I don’t hit the perfect routine,” or, “I don’t … Boost Confidence>>
Are You a Perfectionist? In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about managing perfectionism in athletes. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. Here’s the question Dr. Cohn answers this week about How To Manage Perfectionism … Boost Confidence>>
What Fears Do You Have in Gymnastics? Do you under-perform in meets compared to how you perform in practice? Do you perform tight or scared to make mistakes in competition? Performance anxiety is a mental game issue. If you perform well in practice, but have a difficult time taking that performance to meets, you most likely have performance anxiety. Performance … Boost Confidence>>