{"id":7974,"date":"2017-01-19T21:06:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T21:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=7974"},"modified":"2025-06-10T03:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:34:02","slug":"taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking New Skills from Practice to Competition for Skaters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/objectives.jpg\" alt=\"Goal Setting\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/objectives.jpg 600w, 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters\/#Overcoming_Fear_of_Failure_Performing_New_Skills\" >Overcoming Fear of Failure Performing New Skills<\/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\/taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters\/#The_one_thing_that_disrupts_this_learning_process_the_most_is_fear_of_failure\" >The one thing that disrupts this learning process the most is fear of failure.<\/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\/taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters\/#Your_Mentality_Around_Mistakes\" >Your Mentality Around Mistakes<\/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\/taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters\/#Tips_For_The_Optimal_Mindset_For_Learning_a_New_Skill\" >Tips For The Optimal Mindset For Learning a New Skill<\/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\/taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters\/#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-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/taking-new-skills-from-practice-to-competition-for-skaters\/#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>Are you ready to add that new jump into your skating program or are you still hesitant to perform it in competition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performing a new skating skill in competition is a process. Attempts, mistakes, adjustments and more attempts are necessary to reach a certain comfort and <strong>confidence<\/strong> level in performing that new skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you feel comfortable with a new skill in practice, your next step is performing it in competition where the whole process of attempts, mistakes, adjustments and further attempts begins again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <strong>learning process<\/strong> is how figure skaters develop a <strong>belief<\/strong> in their abilities and increase their <strong>consistency<\/strong> especially under the stress of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as with any process, you must navigate through all the necessary steps if you want to achieve a <strong>successful<\/strong> outcome. In other words, you can\u2019t get to \u2018Z\u2019 without going through \u2018A, B, C,&#8230;\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process requires <strong>patience<\/strong> and the <strong>mental<\/strong> fortitude to work through the performance dips without allowing those dips to run the <strong>\u201cconfidence<\/strong> well\u201d dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_one_thing_that_disrupts_this_learning_process_the_most_is_fear_of_failure\"><\/span>The one thing that disrupts this learning process the most is fear of failure.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fear of failure unfolds like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Becky wants to add a double axle to her arsenal of tricks. Becky is a little anxious about attempting the new skill just like any skater initially would be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>After several months of working on the double axle, Becky has <strong>improved<\/strong> but has yet to \u2018perfect\u2019 the skill.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Becky refuses to attempt the double axle in competition because she fears messing up in front of the audience, not to mention her coaches and parents.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Becky\u2019s fear of failing causes her to delay performing the skill in competition. When Becky finally adds the double axle to her program, she is a bundle of nerves, crashes on the ice and never wants to attempt the skill again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want strong programs and consistent performances, you need to have the <strong>patience<\/strong> to see the <strong>learning process<\/strong> through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good example of seeing the <strong>process<\/strong> through is Olympic gold medalist figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanyu consistently tries to raise the bar with bigger challenges and more advanced skills. For that reason, Hanyu has been working on adding a \u2018<em>quad<\/em>\u2019 to his routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One unique thing about Hanyu is his understanding of the <strong>learning process<\/strong> and his willingness to risk mistakes as he works through the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Mentality_Around_Mistakes\"><\/span>Your Mentality Around Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanyu understands that mistakes are a step in the process and each mistake brings him one step closer to his desired outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that reason, Hanyu wants to attempt the quad early this season so he can work out the wrinkles before bigger skating competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HANYU:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI need to do the quad loop, and I need to do it now, and I need to make the mistakes now, so that next year I\u2019m not going through this [the learning curve].\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanyu\u2019s coach Brian Orser agrees with the importance of <strong>competitive<\/strong> repetitions to work through the <strong>process<\/strong> of learning a new skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ORSER:<\/strong> <em>\u201cIt\u2019s not that important to win Skate Canada, it\u2019s more important to get one more chance at figuring out the quad loop when you\u2019re under pressure and you\u2019re in front of judges, and in front of a crowd. It\u2019s a completely different situation than when you are in a practice session.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop waiting for conditions to be perfect. Working through the process requires repetition, including repetition under <strong>competitive<\/strong> circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_For_The_Optimal_Mindset_For_Learning_a_New_Skill\"><\/span>Tips For The Optimal Mindset For Learning a New Skill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Set <strong>manageable objectives.<\/strong> First, let go of perfection as the only acceptable standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create obtainable <strong>goals<\/strong> for performing the new skill in practices and competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t evaluate your performance in all or nothing terms (success or failure).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for the feedback from every attempt that will help move you further along the <strong>learning<\/strong> prbocess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start your <strong>mental training<\/strong> program today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity 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