Don’t get caught up in the Fan Mentality

  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,…

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Ditch Your Excuses Now

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…

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Crap

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…

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Coming Back from Gymnastics Injuries

  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.

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