Ease the Transition back onto the ice with these 3 Mental Training Strategies
As you navigate this uncharted territory, unable to train on the ice, you may notice doubt and fear start to occupy your mind. These are completely understandable feelings to experience right now and it is ok to let yourself feel these. What we don’t want is for those...
Navigating a Difficult Coach/Athlete Relationship
Mind-Body Performance Academy has been running for 3 weeks and, as part of the training, there is a live Q & A each Sunday. Athletes, parents and coaches post questions in the private Facebook group through the week for me to answer during these sessions. Without...
Let your Frustration Fuel your Performance
Does any of this sound familiar…you practice really poorly the week before competition, you bomb your short program, you pop everything on your warm-up. What do all of these scenarios have in common? They all induce high levels of frustration! Frustration is a...
What is a Strong Mindset worth to you?
Skating parents, imagine your skater circling around for 15 minutes of a 1 hour session not attempting a jump. Just skating around, setting up for a jump but completely bailing before the take off or popping it altogether, over and over again. That is 1/4 of every...
5 Biggest Insights into Bianca Andreescu’s Mental Game
Bianca started mental training at the age of 12. It was introduced to her by her mother and the focus was on prevention. This is the ideal start time; before the self-doubt or the concern with what other’s think sets in. Providing your athlete with the tools to...About Me
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The struggle with motivation is REAL right now. Limited practices, no competitions, no test days and shows.
Here is a goal setting strategy that I know will help!
Maintaining Motivation: Will Power is Not Enough! | Rebekah Dixon
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Facebook Twitter Gmail LinkedIn Hello Wonderful Skaters! So many of you have told me that developing and maintaining motivation is one of the major struggles you face when it comes to high performance and reaching your full potential. Initially everyone sets goals and begins the journey focused a...Candid response from a top Canadian skater about competitions being cancelled, "I am feeling unmotivated"
Lack of motivation is going to be a real issue for athletes with no competitions, test days or shows scheduled. Even worse is the roller coaster of emotions they feel when they are told to prepare and then the event is cancelled.
If an athlete ever needed mental training, this would be the time!