Sports Confidence Buster #1 When you achieve greater success in sports, confidence improves. But so can your expectations. So this is both good and bad. When you expect more from your performance, you can get upset easier. It can also undermine your confidence when you fail to reach your expectations. This week, I discuss how to overcome harmful … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Stay on Track With Goals The coronavirus has thrown the world into uncharted waters. The widespread impact of COVID-19 has forced everyone to find some way to navigate through unique and unprecedented circumstances. During these difficult times, athletes are also facing distinctive challenges due to the COVID-19 virus. As an athlete, it would be is easy, … Sport Psychology Article…
One of the qualities of perfectionist athletes is the fact that they judge their performance extremely harshly. They are very self-critical. Very high level perfectionists want their performance to look good and feel good in order to get the desired results. When they don’t get these results they feel they aren’t performing up to their expectations. To perform … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Overcome Lack of Trust in Your Skills One of the biggest challenges for perfectionists is the lack of trust in their skills… Lack of trust in skills is the reason perfectionists tend to under perform in competition–compared to practice. Perfectionism leads to: –Over thinking–Stuck in a practice mindset–Worry about what others think–Outcome and aftermath thinking–Anxiety, tentative … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Overcome All or None Thinking In this Mental Training video, you learn why perfectionist athletes partake in irrational thinking. In this case “all or none thinking” and how to prevent it. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they view their performance as black or white, good or bad, with no shades of gray in … Sport Psychology Article…
Transform Anxiety into Energy in Front of the Crowd What effect does the crowd have on you during your skating programs? Do you feel energized or anxious when the crowd claps for you and tries to cheer you on? Figure skaters look to have clean skating routines. Focus on the wrong thing and you can be flailing and … Sport Psychology Article…