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…
Category Archives: Figure Skating Performance
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…
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…
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…
Top Tips for Skating Competitions
Figure-skating competition season is here! Along with all the hard work comes the stress of remembering everything needed for a competition and the actual competition performance. Let’s not forget the parents, coaches, and audience members who have the stressful job of supporting the skaters, which can be a lot harder than it looks. I think…
Give Your Child the Gift of a Healthy Lifestyle through Physical Fitness
Even though children and youth enjoy playing, many are not getting the necessary amount of exercise recommended daily. Fitness training for your kid(s) may be something you’ve never considered. However, it is an important activity to include in your child/teenager’s life. According to the National Academy of Sports Medicine in the Optimum Performance Training for…
Why You Should Arrive Early for Skating Performances
Competitions, test sessions, and exhibitions can be stressful at times, especially if you’re running late. Here are some tips for less stress before performance and reasons why it’s important to arrive early for skating performances. Allow plenty of time to warm up off ice. Allow enough time to complete makeup, hair style, and get costume…
Tips for a Strong Mental Attitude for Competition
I have a guest poster today who was always an excellent competitor – my brother, Will Chitwood, from Chitwood Skating! Having competed in pairs skating for ten years, I learned various techniques to handle the pressures of competition and public performance. Now I’m a skating coach. Here’s how I deal with my students’ most common…
Inspiration from the 2011 Ice Dance World Champions, Meryl Davis and Charlie White
What a Worlds for U.S. ice dancing this year! Meryl Davis and Charlie White were the first U.S. ice dance team ever to win the World Figure Skating Championships! And the young Shibutanis placed third! Meryl and Charlie gained their victory over the Olympic and World champions, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Meryl and Charlie’s calmness…
