Gymnastics Psychology Tips: How to Stay Relaxed as a Gymnast When the Pressure is On Do you crumble in big competitions? If you watch Gymnastics at the Olympics you’ll likely hear gymnasts talk a lot about dealing with pressure, having confidence and belief in themselves, focusing on the right things and so on…. When competing …
Gymnastics Psychology Tips: How to Handle Losing Your Skills in Gymnastics Is this very common problem an issue for you? Gymnastics is a constant ebb and flow for gymnasts. One second everything seems perfect and the next it all comes crashing down. It could a bad competition, bad training or sudden block a gymnast faces …
Case Study: How to Cope with Performance Anxiety in Gymnastics Dealing with nerves when competing is a common challenge that we support gymnasts with. The Client: Ellie was 8 years old and a very promising gymnast. She was on the elite pathway, training 20 to 24 hours per week. She was a very determined character …
Gymnastics Psychology Tips: How to Overcome Psychological Blocks in Gymnastics With the right adjustments psychological blocks can be beaten Gymnastics is a sport that tests many abilities such as balance, flexibility, strength and the execution of acrobatics movements. It is a very challenging sport, with gymnasts often coming up against significant psychological blocks. These difficulties …
Sports Psychology Tips: Body Image in Sport Does the pressures of sport impact on how you view your body? Body image is a very common issue, especially in sports where being thin or just making the correct weight is seen as a positive or where being underweight increases your chance of winning. Sports like gymnastics …
Gymnastics Psychology Tips: Are You a Gymnast Who Focuses on Other People? Worrying about what other people think is a problem many gymnasts battle with Can you sometimes focus too much on the quality of other gymnasts you are up against? Or worry about what your coach or parents are thinking about you? If you …