Imagine driving a high performance car, say a Lamborghini, on a race track. You start the car and you begin to drive. You give it more gas, you shift the gears, and your speed climbs. You feel your car moving faster and faster until all of a sudden…you hit a plateau. Your speed remains constant…
Stop approaching your sport as a spectator! Each person involved has their own role: players play, coaches coach, administrators administrate, referees ref, parents parent, etc. Know your role – You are a player, an athlete, a participant. This means you must think like a participant, not as a coach, not as an administrator,…
How many times have you blamed mistakes, falls, and losses on some external source? The crowd distracted me. Warm ups were too rushed. The bars were too bouncy. The beam had too much chalk on it. Etc, etc, etc. There are endless ways to make excuses, but those excuses don’t get you anywhere. Don’t let…
Sunday Stories: Crap There once was a nonconformist bird that decided not to fly south for the winter. He said “I’ve had enough of this flying south every winter, I’ll just stay right here on this farm, what’s the big deal, anyway?” So he stayed. Winter came and was very cold, the nonconformist bird had…
Stop letting injuries hold you back! Check out our podcast: Gymnast Mindset Guest Lecturing at The University of Nebraska: Bouncing Back from Injuries. https://anchor.fm/winning-mindset/episodes/Guest-Lecturing-at-U-of-Nebraska-Recovering-from-Injury-e3ac0u I understand that injuries are often very physically restricting, but I also know that most injuries effect gymnasts mentally more than anything else.
Brenna Rosenberg Brenna began the Gymnast Mindset program well in advance of her competition season to overcome mental blocks and gain confidence. Let me tell you when we mixed talent with a solid mindset this girl took off flying high this season!! She had an amazingly successful season and ended it as state champ…