{"id":11510,"date":"2019-12-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=11510"},"modified":"2025-06-06T04:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:55:58","slug":"confidence-to-perform-bigger-jumps-in-skating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/confidence-to-perform-bigger-jumps-in-skating\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidence to Perform Bigger Jumps in Skating"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/skating-comfidence.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/skating-comfidence.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/skating-comfidence-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Order_to_Perform_You_Must_Believe\"><\/span>In Order to Perform You Must Believe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/confidence-to-perform-bigger-jumps-in-skating\/#In_Order_to_Perform_You_Must_Believe\" >In Order to Perform You Must Believe<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/confidence-to-perform-bigger-jumps-in-skating\/#That_evidence_can_come_in_many_forms\" >That evidence can come in many forms:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/confidence-to-perform-bigger-jumps-in-skating\/#Confidence_and_Performing_Challenging_Skills\" >Confidence and Performing Challenging Skills<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/confidence-to-perform-bigger-jumps-in-skating\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/confidence-to-perform-bigger-jumps-in-skating\/#Discover_Mental_Strategies_For_Peak_Performance\" >Discover Mental Strategies For Peak Performance!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think is <strong>possible<\/strong> and what do you think is impossible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the sport of figure skating, your belief about what can be possible often sets the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You simply can&#8217;t raise the bar if you believe it&#8217;s not possible. However, I&#8217;m not suggesting that you should set unattainable goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big reason athletes should set goals is to accomplish something they haven\u2019t accomplished in the past or to achieve a higher standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you might want to skate a new program with more difficult jumps but you don\u2019t believe you can successfully <strong>perform<\/strong> the jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then you may not work hard to develop the strength and technique necessary to perform the jumps. Then when competition comes around, you won\u2019t have confidence in your ability to execute a clean program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to develop confidence to perform higher level jumps or more technical and complex routines, you must find the evidence to support that you can perform the jumps and perform them consistently at a high level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"That_evidence_can_come_in_many_forms\"><\/span>That evidence can come in many forms:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>* The fact you work hard in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* A new strength training regimen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Past successes and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Your level of preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Your ability to learn new skills quickly in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* The addition of mental skills training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Other skaters of similar caliber performing those skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned earlier, your belief in what you think is <strong>possible<\/strong> sets the bar. If you think you can not pull off a skill when competing in an event, the doubts in your mind will hold you back and often lead to under-performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doubts aren\u2019t reserved for novice skaters. Twenty year-old, Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva is working on adding a quadruple jump to her program even though it is an extremely difficult and risky element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though Medvedeva is a two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist, it doesn\u2019t mean doubts don\u2019t creep into her mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MEDVEDEVA<\/strong>: \u201c<em>For me when I feel that\u2019s it difficult to jump triples or triple-triples I\u2019m just looking at Sasha [Alexandra Trusova]. I\u2019m just looking at Anna [Anna Shcherbakova]. Those small and tiny girls are doing quads and they do it amazingly. And I can\u2019t do triples? Sure, I can! Because I have been [competing] for more than 10 years.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medvedeva uses her younger teammates as both motivation and evidence that<br>she will be able to add this component to her skating repertoire. If her less experienced teammates can successfully <strong>perform<\/strong> quads, then surely it is possible that Medvedeva can learn the skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believing you have the ability to add bigger jumps to your program is the first step to making it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Confidence_and_Performing_Challenging_Skills\"><\/span>Confidence and Performing Challenging Skills<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, list the reasons you have to execute a new skill or jump. What strengths and abilities can you draw from that makes you think you can execute a difficult skill?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to boost your belief is to visualize performing the skill successfully. Prior to each practice visualize performing the skill correctly. Do the same after practice and before bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more you \u201csee\u201d or feel yourself <strong>performing<\/strong> the skill successfully, the more <strong>possible<\/strong> it will seem when you practice and the quicker you will learn the skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/do-you-or-your-team-have-the-comeback-mindset\/\"><strong>Do You Or Your Team Have The Comeback Mindset?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-grow-competition-confidence\/\"><strong>How to Grow Competition Confidence\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-preparation-boosts-confidence\/\"><strong>How Preparation Boosts Confidence<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a> <\/strong>on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discover_Mental_Strategies_For_Peak_Performance\"><\/span>Discover Mental Strategies For Peak Performance!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3855 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/confident-figure-skater-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"201\" \/>You (or your athlete) might be the most skilled figure skater and train harder or longer than anyone else, but if you can\u2019t take your practice performance to competition, you simply will not reach your true potential in figure skating.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn the top 8 mental game lessons to improve focus, composure, and confidence!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-confident-figure-skater\/\">The Confident Figure Skater: Mental Game Strategies For Peak Performance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Discover proven mental game secrets to unstoppable confidence in practice and competition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Figure Skaters<\/strong>: Get the mental edge by learning how to take control of your confidence, mentally prepare for competition, and perform with composure under pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coaches<\/strong>: Boost your figure skater\u2019s confidence using simple, proven mental strategies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parents<\/strong>: Help boost your athlete\u2019s performance. 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