When you compete in an event that is judged, appearance is typically taken into consideration. Even if there isn’t a mark for appearance, your appearance in how you present yourself can affect how the judges perceive your ability. As much as it would be nice to believe that only ability is judged, the human eye…
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Gaining Confidence through Competition
Confidence is a wonderful character trait to have in life. Confidence helps you do well in an interview, do well in school or college, meet more people, do better in sports … in general, confidence helps you perform more successfully. Confidence is an important character trait to develop at a young age. If parents, teachers,…
New Year, New Goals
To be a good athlete, you need strong motivation. However, levels of motivation can vary throughout the year. So it’s important to find ways that spark your motivation. One of the best and proven ways to keep on track with your athletic plans and increase motivation is through goal setting. What better time to set…
10 Ways to Enjoy Holiday Performances
The holidays can be a magical time of year! Families get together, friends show appreciation, and most of the time the holidays are filled with happiness and gratefulness. Holiday performances and shows are also great parts of the holidays. Here are 10 ways to enjoy holiday performances, whether by attending or performing yourself. 1. Attend…
Fitness for Performance – Flexibility
When you think of ways to improve your performance, fitness might be one of the first things you think of. How about flexibility? Improving your flexibility lengthens your muscles and helps your posture, making you appear more confident. So working on your flexibility is actually one of the more important things to do when working…
Top 5 Ways to Develop Your Performer This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year for family and friends to get together. It’s often a time of rest, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still be developing your inner performer this Thanksgiving. There are many benefits to developing your inner performer at Thanksgiving, such as self-confidence, gratitude, expression, and energy. Here are a…
Top 10 Ways to Perform for a Cause
Most people have had a family member, friend, or somebody they know who has had breast cancer or another serious illness. When you’ve experienced something like this directly or indirectly, the cause has a much more powerful impact on your life. October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I feel very strongly about this cause as…
Top 5 Performance Reminders for Skating Competitions
With regionals having recently ended, competitions for our students coming up the next two weekends, sectionals and nationals coming up, and the international competition season continuing, I want to provide some tips for any competitor, any level. Some of these may seem basic, but even the top competitors in the world sometimes forget to do…
Use Nutrition to Enhance Your Performance
I’m a firm believer that what you eat affects how you feel and perform in daily life. If you put healthy food in your body, not only is your energy going to be better, but your concentration will improve as well. Nutrition is a huge factor that you can control in how you perform. A…
Express Yourself through Figure Skating
Most people think of figure skating as both sport and art. Peggy Fleming has a short video on expressing yourself through figure skating: Peggy Fleming On Why People Should Skate If you’re a figure skater, here are four ways you can add to your artistic expression: 1. In your competition programs, create a character…
