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    OT Mental block

    I’m 22 and a former cheerleader. I really want some advice from coaches since I want to get back into tumbling. It’s been years since I actually did cheer and at least a year since I’ve done a standing tuck, and have been wanting to do one again, but now have a mental block. I am in shape and...
  2. T

    All-Star Mental Block

    Hi. I'm working on my back handspring, and I have been stuck for some time now. I'm either not jumping enough, or I'm not arching enough, or I'm not pulling my legs with me. If it's not one thing, it's another. And I'm also dealing with a huge mental block. I can't even do it on the trampoline...
  3. FloridaFlya

    All-Star Mental Block: All Star Cheerleading (Documentary)

    Released a few days ago and directed by Nia Cureton
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    Mental Blocks

    Have you ever seen anyone get all of their skills back after 3 years of having a mental block? Literally a level 6 World's athlete to now a level 1/2?
  5. Tumbling Tips

    From Mental Block To Olympic Silver Medal – Bryony Page’s Story

    Click For Full Article This article was originally published on TumblingCoach.com Read the original right HERE: From Mental Block To Olympic Silver Medal – Bryony Page’s Story Author: Coach Sahil M. With Olympics on the horizon, Bryony Page found herself unable to perform the skills she could...
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    Back Handspring Mental Block / Tryouts Next Month

    hey , i could use some help with level 2 tumbling okay so these past years i’ve been in tumbling classes open gyms etc last year was my first year of all star but i was on a half year prep team who would only go to comps local not away but the point is i have the week until may 12 to get my back...
  7. Dr. Travis Owens

    Mental Blocks

    Hopefully this is of value to your program or athletes that may be suffering with Mental Blocks Mental Blocks by The Cheer Experience: Beyond the Mat A podcast on Anchor
  8. CheerDaily

    4 Ways To Take A Mental Break Without Leaving The Gym

    Click For Full Article Cheer is a year-round sport, there really is no off-season! Even if you don’t physically need a break, your brain probably does. Taking a mental break can help you reset and actually make your skills better and easier to achieve because you’re not so focused on that...
  9. CheerMaD

    Climbing A Mental Block To D2

    Click For Full Article Kristi Shaw, head coach and owner of Advanced Cheer Crew in Kansas, talking to Maggie Green about her mental block. Mental. Block. Two of the most dreaded words in cheer. My daughter, Maggie has been cheering for eight years at a D2 gym in Arkansas City, Kansas and for...
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    Help, Please! Mental Block

    Hi all! I'm new to these boards. I am a mother to a 14 year old girl who has developed a mental block. About three years ago, she tore her ACL while tumbling in the gym. After surgery and physical therapy, she returned to the gym excited to tumble again. Over the course of a few weeks, she...
  11. Tumbling Tips

    How To Develop Mental Toughness In Sports (w/ Jeff Benson)

    Click For Full Article This article was originally published on TumblingCoach.com Read the original right HERE: How To Develop Mental Toughness In Sports (w/ Jeff Benson) Author: Coach Sahil M. Learn why mental toughness is the most important attribute for success... and how it CAN be trained...
  12. SthrnCheerMom

    All-Star Mental Blocks

    This might be a little long. But I need to give some background. DD has been level 2 for a while. This time last year she had her RO/Tuck completely without a spot and it was beautiful. She had her FP but only on a thin mat (wouldn't throw it on the actual floor). It too was beautiful. At the...
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    Mental Block On Twisting

    I have my full but I always twist right off the ground. It looks OK on floor because I have a bunch of power pushing me up, but on trampoline its really janky and almost causes me to fall off. I don't really know what to do now. Any advice? ( BTW I hurlde right and spin right) Sent from my...
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    Random Mental Blocks

    Im just wondering if this ever happened to anyone else or their child, and if they did any thing to help it.... Basically what happened is for some reason I’ve managed to psych my self out of throwing my running tucks. One day i was throwing my Round off tuck (on floor) and Bhs tuck (on tumble...
  15. Tumbling Tips

    How To Get Over Mental Blocks (with Jeff Benson From Mindbodycheer)

    Click For Full Article This article was originally published on TumblingCoach.com Read the original right HERE: How To Get Over Mental Blocks (With Jeff Benson From MindBodyCheer) Author: Coach Sahil M. Jeff Benson, author of Unblocked, explains the psychology behind mental blocks and how you...
  16. Tumbling Tips

    5 Métodos Sin Igual Para Superar Un Bloqueo Mental En Gimnasia

    Click For Full Article This article was originally published on TumblingCoach.com Read the original right HERE: 5 Métodos Sin Igual Para Superar Un Bloqueo Mental En Gimnasia Author: Coach Sahil M. 5 formas extrañas para superar un bloqueo mental para la gimnasia y porristas Liked this...
  17. Aunie

    Relationship Between Mental Blocks And Focus Issues/add??

    Just wondering how many of you who have dealt with mental blocks also have focus issues or possibly ADD/ADHD? My daughter has been dealing with pretty bad mental blocks on her tumbling for 7 months now after a scary fall in Aug. She has been working with a wonderful gymnastics coach for the...
  18. BBinNCsMom

    All-Star Mental Block

    I wish there was a magical cure... So sad and frustrated for my CP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. Get Psyched!

    Get Psyched! Breaking Through A Mental Block: Workbook On Amazon

    1992 Olympic Medalist Wendy Bruce teaches cheerleaders how to compete with confidence, become fearless, and breakthrough mental blocks. Check out her new workbook, Breaking Through a Mental Block: An athlete's guide to overcoming fears and learning to compete with confidence. Visit...
  20. Aunie

    Can Learning Skills Too Fast Put You At Risk For Mental Blocks?

    My 10 yr old is only in her 2nd year of cheer. No previous gymnastic or dance experience. When she started her last season, she could barely do a cartwheel. Her tumbling coach actually had to spend her first 3 lessons teaching her how to do a proper front roll. And then things started...
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