advice for young gymnasts
Category: psychology
making workout more FUN
From the Sports Girls Play blog:
One of the biggest challenges coaches face is keeping athletes interested, motivated, and improving all year (or season) long. This is particularly important in sports where there is a lot of repetition and long hours. …
Play Games …
Change Things Up …
Offer Rewards …
Put The Athletes In Charge …
click through for the details – Incorporating Fun Into Workouts
handling disappointment
Advice from Anne Josephson on these all too common challenges:
1. Not Moving Up a Level.
2. Not Qualifying for a Major Meet or Blowing it When You Get There.
3. An Injury at an Inopportune Time.
4. Losing a Skill.
5. A Mental Block or Major Fear.
6. A Plateau.
7. A Disappointing (or an Even Worse than Last Season) Season.
7 SETBACKS MOST GYMNASTS EVENTUALLY FACE (AND HOW THEY CAN REBOUND FROM THEM)
related – 9 BELIEFS THAT WILL (EVENTUALLY, PROBABLY) LEAD YOUR GYMNAST TO QUIT (OR AT LEAST BE VERY UNHAPPY)
girls who like gymnastics better than dance
Gabby Douglas training video
Many of the Gabby articles in pop media look similar. This video is different, however. A good edit.
Click PLAY or watch it on The Scene.
courage
🙂
circus motivation video
This is good. Cirque du Soleil’s David Poirier.
Flying Man/Tissue Artist at La Nouba.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
nobody said it was going to be easy
via Wisdom Wednesday
Steve Arkell – 20 Cool Rules
Coach Steve Arkell posted some advice for ALL athletes:
1. Stop making excuses.
10. Be responsible for your own learning.
16. Be grateful.
20. Remember why you started
Click through to read the rest.
mental health for coaches
If you’re a coach and NEVER take a holiday, something’s wrong with your planning. 🙂
swim coach Jeff Grace:
Many coaches do not give themselves days off. They are committed to the goals of the athletes and the team, they see themselves leading by example and simply there is always work to be done.
Some coaches will spend more time on the job than others, but there are almost none that are not emotionally invested in how their team performs.
For me when athletes swam well it was because they put in the work, had the motivation and wanted to excel. When athletes swam poorly I blamed myself, I questioned not only how I had gone about the planning and training of the swimmers, but I began question myself at my core.
I did not set myself up for success often ignoring both my physical and psychological health. …
MENTAL HEALTH FOR COACHES: ARE YOU LIVING A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE?
Thanks Mike and Bede for the link.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 