Resilience in Gymnastics Are you a mentally tough and resilient gymnast? When faced with adversity during a critical moment in competition, how do you respond? Are you able to quickly rebound and “get back on the horse” or do you freeze and bemoan your situation? Do you have the courage to move forward or do you half-heartedly go through the … Boost Confidence>>
Turn Disappointment into Mental Toughness As a gymnast, you will have your share of ups and downs. Consider your gymnastics career to be like a roller coaster ride… The peaks are exciting as you learn new skills, reach new heights athletically and attain new achievements. Along the way, you will also have disappointments, such as injuries, mistakes and losses. How … Boost Confidence>>
Overcoming Adversity in Gymnastics If you are an elite gymnast, you will encounter adversity at some point in your career. Every athlete will get knocked down at some point in his or her career. Adversity comes in many forms such as injury, personal issues, bad officiating, teammate or coaching problems, failing to achieve some standard, etc. The most important thing … Boost Confidence>>
Parents: Help Strengthen Your Gymnasts’ Mental Game Parents and coaches, your gymnasts most likely have mental game strengths whether they have had any mental training or not. It is helpful to identify and encourage those strengths in your gymnasts. This will help your gymnast to boost their performance, by focusing on those mental game skills that they have already developed. … Boost Confidence>>