
~ the mental side of skating.
Despite that, athletes and coaches commonly try to correct poor performance simply through more practice time or program runs. Often, a lack of physical skills is not the real problem, but a lack of mental skills is. Just telling a skater to relax will not produce the desired effect unless that skater has already learned and practiced relaxation skills. Simply telling a skater to be confident does not magically instill it.
In a study looking at how important Mental Skills are to athletic success, most coaches consider sport to be at least 50% mental when competing against an opponent of similar ability, and certain sports, such as golf, tennis, and figure skating, are consistently viewed as 80% to 90% mental. (Leffingwell, Durand-Bush, Wurzberger, & Cada, 2005).
Why then, do most athletes spend so little time honing their mental toughness skills ?
This summer, Shannon Peck, M.S. will lead a series of Mental Toughness Workshops at the San Diego Ice Arena.
- Help your skaters to:
- ~ Boost self-confidence levels
~ Stay calm under pressure
~ Set effective goals
~ Identify self-doubts and replace
ineffective self-talk
~ Use Visualization to increase concentration and consistency
~ Improve focus control and skater’s pre-event routine
What: Four 1 hour workshops will be held on Saturdays from 1-2pm (Level 1). 2-3pm (Level 2) Skaters who have completed the first series should sign up for Level 2.
Where: San Diego Ice Arena
When: Saturdays in August. 2018
Sat 4th Sat 11th Sat 18th Sat 25th
Cost: $100 for 4 sessions. Skaters need to sign up for the entire 4 sessions that make up the Mental Toughness Workshop.
One make up class will be provided on Monday 8/20 at 5pm.
Please visit MentallyToughSkaters.com for more information
Please e-mail Shannon at Shannon@mentallytoughskaters.com to sign up.
Tel: 760-505-2302
Please visit MentallyToughSkaters.com for more information
Please e-mail Shannon at Shannon@mentallytoughskaters.com to sign up. 760-505-2302