10 WAYS TO MANAGE COMPETITION ANXIETY | Coach Michelle Hong

Hi My Lovely Skaters,

I hope you all have been having a fun time training! With school out of the way, I know you all have more time to dedicate to the ice rink to prepare for competition.

With that being said, I know a lot of you deal with competition anxiety. Regardless if you are a beginner or an olympic level athlete, we all deal with the stress and nerves that come with competition. Thus, in this video, I am sharing my TOP 10 TIPS on "How to Manage Competition Anxiety" so you can all feel prepared going into your next event.

Skating Love,
Coach Michelle Hong

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Special thanks to my skater, Camille, for sharing her competition experience with us!

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[georgiabrook]

I did a run through a week before my second competition at the rink I would be competing at. I fell and ended up bed ridden for days because of a haemotoma. During the warm up on the day of the competition, still sore from my original fall, I almost fell again! I told myself that the worst had already happened and smashed the actual competition.

[gabby]

I have a competition tomorrow actually that’s why I watched this

[maddye]

girllll you know what would help me much? a testing video! how to prepare, testing routine, what to do when you get to the rink, etc.!

[Slapdatknee]

I don’t have a coach and i fell really stressed out and anxious when i try it on ice…
I’m only depending on you Michelle and other coaches on the internet 💕
Sometimes i feel embarrassed when i try something new!
Whenever I’m on my way to the rink i feel so stressed out that my stomach hurts and kinda wanna vomit 😂
Oh BOI I’m in a serious problem 😂💔

THANK YOU MICHELLE FOR HELPING ME & I’m very inspired 🌸

[MrsBlack]

What helps me in any competition in general is while I’m waiting for my turn to put in my earbuds and just listen to Mozart until all the others have finished. It removes me from the competition and allows me to focus on just myself instead of worrying about how I can beat the other performances.

[ellyhwg]

michelle I love you, I love your tips and everything, I want to be a skater but I live in Brazil ♥ ️....

[nikorucupcake]

Even though this video is meant for competition, I feel like a lot of these tips are helpful for testing. When I compete or do shows, I’m actually pretty calm about it- in fact, I love competing and doing shows! It’s when testing is the time when my anxiety takes a toll on me (from late day before panic attacks to almost pulling an all nighter once). I’ll definitely try some of these when I test again in several months.

[kkstar]

I have my very first competition this summer and I’m extremely nervous. I’m actually going to be competing in basic 4 even though I’m in basic 6. Because I’m still struggling with those elements. So I’m not ready to compete in that level yet. This video was very helpful. I hope I do well.

[silverly]

i thank you a lot as i have bad axienty in competition but can you do a video about how to do lutz and flip

[aprilbardin]

Great ideas! I wrote them down for later use. Thanks!

[Belugabs]

My competition is this week, first time competing after skating for the first time ever one month ago, I feel excited

[lu.sturniolofanmwah]

I know it would be pretty similar to this, but could you do a video for testing anxiety? Thanks❤

[chekab]

My first competition is next month and I JUST got my program. I’ve been through three coaches in less than a year, i must have bad luck with coaches lol, but I’m really nervous about messing up. My elements aren’t the best in the program and I don’t know if I can do it. Thank you for this video though! I’ll be sure to do all of them!

[YourLocalIceMan]

A lot of great ideas here. Although I am not in sport psychology anymore I do have a degree human movement performance. One of the best ways to build confidence is practice. Relaxation or calming of nerves is also not fore everyone. Some may need to get amp up. Its individual. Yes visualization is a great suggestion. Mentally practicing your routines. One thing I do not see our figure skaters doing enough is off ice training. As a jumper in track I see a lot of bounding and plyo drills would be great for figure skaters. Training to recover from jumps. The repeating loading and unloading of the muscles.

[kylaardestani]

My competition is tomorrow. Thank you so much for this!

[annealefort]

Thank you so much for this video! My first competition is in three weeks! I am nervous because I just learned my program and have ran it only a couple times. I also have an injured leg, but I am trying to not worry and am trying focus on the positive!

[addiestory]

I’m really nervous since I have a ice show audition at the end of this week and my coach put in my hardest jumps to pressure me to practice them more but they still are not consistent😖

[andyjane]

I just found this video cause im kinda curious on how yuzuru hanyu able to handle pressure or anxiety in competitions. And i found out that yuzuru has similar routine with your tips and i find it amazing ❤

[allieryan]

is it just me or is anyone getting nervous just watching this i feel like i do at a competition 😂

[georgiapastucha]

i LOVE your videos so much! You have such a positive personality <3