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>>
How to Cope with Distractions Attention, Distraction and Competition In gymnastics, there are many potential distractions during a meet. Different competitive arenas, the importance of a meet, the bounce of the equipment and the crowd are all factors vying for your focus. Not to mention, a small bobble in an earlier routine, bad week of practices, trying out a new … Boost Confidence>>
How to Focus on What’s in Your Control Do you worry often, about a lot of different things unrelated to your performance? Maybe, what your teammates are doing… How your opponents are scoring? What your parents and coaches might be thinking? Or maybe you’re worried about the results or outcome of a competition? Where will you finish at the end? … Boost Confidence>>
Focusing on Your Routine to Overcome Distractions Distractions are EVERYWHERE in gymnastics, which makes winning the mental battle more difficult than the battle against other gymnasts. When you compete, your head is full of thoughts pulling you in many directions: All these distractions are battling for your attention, but in order to perform your best, you need to focus on … Boost Confidence>>
How Oklahoma Sooners Cope With Distractions Tuning into distractions can ruin the opportunity to nail your gymnastics routine. Many gymnasts talk about how they consistently hit their routines in practice then, all of a sudden, miss landings, bobble on the beam, slip off the bars or under-perform when it matters most. These gymnasts often blame performance anxiety for their inability … Boost Confidence>>
Managing Your Anxiety When Performing Does your confidence waver during important competitions?At major meets, do you become overwhelmed by anxiety and have difficulty performing at high levels? Confidence and performance anxiety have an inverse relationship. When your confidence is high, your anxiety level decreases. The most effective strategy to perform well at high-level competitions is to improve confidence while simultaneously … Boost Confidence>>