Making the Most of Summer Training
The Summer season is upon us and with it comes the excitement of upgrades, new friendships and dreams for the competitive season filling the air. Our girls have been focused, brave and ready to take on new challenges. It is so wonderful to witness each of them settle into their new teams and launch another season. Without the stress of school and homework, our gymnasts have more mental and physical energy to spend in practice. They are able to absorb concepts quicker and they
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Gap vs. Gain Mindset
The end of the competitive season presents an incredible opportunity to introduce our athletes to the concept of Gap vs. Gain mindsets, which are detailed in the book “Gap vs. Gain” by Dan Sullivan. Our athletes have accomplished so much over the course of the competitive season. They have succeeded, struggled, cried, laughed, fallen, stuck landings and learned so much along the way. Oftentimes, we hear from our athletes about the things they still need to achieve, the places
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Thrive Gym
Tapping Into The Power of Visualization
What if you were able to get more reps in without additional stress on your body? What if there was a way to increase your confidence in your performance without more time in the gym? What if there was a tool you could use from your bed that would give you an edge on your competitors? These are the questions we ask our gymnasts in mental training. Their eyes light up and their minds begin to piece together this puzzle. After a few minutes of brainstorming and guessing, we rev
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