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In episode 142 of Demystifying Mental Toughness, Dr Alessia Bruno and David discuss perfectionism in gymnastics as well as across other sports and walks of life. We go on to look at healthy perfectionism, as well as the downsides to the trait where we share some advice for gymnasts, athletes in general, coaches and parents.

Key Learning Points

• Gymnasts are judged on their performances which can go on to impact their self-esteem.
• The intensity of their lives can mean some gymnasts run the risk of burnout.
• Characteristics of rigidity and control can lead people to be more vulnerable to other people's judgments.
• Perfectionist traits can suck the fun out of sport.
• Social approval can be a big problem for some athletes where they spend a lot of time worrying about what others think.
• Striving for perfection can lead to excessive self-criticism.

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Relevant Podcast Episodes

Ep014: Alessia Bruno – The Yips, Crashes, Trauma in Sport there is hope for Athletes

Ep122: Prof Camilla Knight - Helping Your Children Get The Most From Their Sporting Experiences

Ep129: David Charlton – How to Deal with Self-Criticism using Self Compassion – PT1

Ep130 David Charlton – How to Deal with Self-Criticism using Self Compassion – PT2

Ep131 David Charlton – How to Deal with Self-Criticism using Self Compassion – FINAL PART

Other Relevant Blogs and Resources

Blog: How to Stay Relaxed as a Gymnast When the Pressure is On

Blog: How to Overcome Psychological Blocks in Gymnastics

Blog: Body Image in Sport

Blog: Bullying -The Dark Side of Sport

Gymnastics Psychology Library

Today on the podcast is my good friend and crowd favorite Eva Shute Director of Gymnastics Operations who provides awesome information to help parents wrap their heads around competitive gymnastics.

 

We share ideas and things we have done in our gym that have been extremely successful to help build better parent communication relationships and when someone's really having a tough time or there may be a nightmare parent or coach, we explain what have we done practically to successfully fix these things. 

 

I really believe that this parent episode is super important to get better long-term outcomes for everyone's happiness the coaches, the parents, and most importantly the gymnasts.

 

We DISCUSS; how to navigate the culture and the craziness that is competitive gymnastics.

 

My daughter is 5 years old why does she need to compete?

 

The time commitment, what can parents expect?

 

Why moving up gymnastics levels is not like moving up a grade in school.

 

Three do's and don'ts of meet etiquette. 

 

The difference between optional and compulsory levels.

 

And…

 

How puberty affects gymnasts in their optional years of training and competing and what parents can do to help support.

 

 

Incase you missed it, I am ridiculously excited to finally share that The 2022 SHIFT Symposium Registration Page is LIVE.

 

https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/

 

 

The SHIFT Symposium is a 3 day, world class virtual gymnastics education event hosted by SHIFT.

 

It has always been my dream to create an incredible, affordable, never before seen educational event for gymnastics professionals that provides insane amounts of value from high caliber speakers.

 

Finally, after years of work and hundreds of hours of planning, it is here.

 

It will take place from Friday, June 10th, 2022 - Sunday, June 12th, 2022

 

We have not one, not two, but THREE jam packed days of gymnastics content.

 

You can view each individual days, the lecture topics, and speakers for those lectures below or on the SHIFT Symposium website!

 

https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/

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Today on the podcast, I'm very excited to be joined by Lindsey Stancil, a high-level coach in the Pennsylvania area. She's been professional and grateful enough to share some alternative points of view on some pretty controversial and complex topics. Being a higher level coach she has a different perspective to me, a middle-level coach, and medical provider. Lindsey points out there are great coaches out there who are doing an awesome job but are being asked to perform 17 different roles. They're trying to be strength coaches, physiologists, managing recovery, and nutrition. 

We DISCUSS training hours, HOW making recommendations or mandates too soon without talking them through can have negative consequences on kid's dreams.

ADVICE to coaches: do you know your purpose and is it easy for you to make the right decisions? The importance of making sure you have a strong mission statement for yourself.

‘You're just a coach, when are you going to get a real job’ EVERYTHING that’s wrong with this statement.

HOW to train those hard skills to young talented 8, 9, 10-year-olds, teaching pace, technique, and developing skills safely.

The PRESSURE of parents.

PRACTICAL advice to coaches or parents who are trying to build a better environment and culture in their gym, helping everyone, not just the kids but coaches as well, be happier with their daily work. 

ALSO…

WHY is a 12-year old deciding yourself worth today?

RELATED EPISODES:

EPISODE 116- SKILL PROGRESSIONS, MENTAL BLOCKS, AND BUILDING HEALTHY AND HIGH PERFORMING GYMNASTS WITH CALE ROBINSON

EPISODE 112- BUILDING GYMNASTICS SKILL BASICS & DRILLS, MOTIVATING ATHLETES, AND HIGH PERFORMING CULTURES WITH BRETT WARGO

EPISODE 102 – ADVICE EVERY GYMNASTICS COACH NEEDS TO HEAR ON FLEXIBILITY, GYMNASTS RETIRING, AND MANAGING GOALS

EPISODE 93 – NEW MODEL OF GYMNASTICS PART 2: MACRO PRINCIPLES

We appreciate you listening!

To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/

To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/

Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! 

Thanks :)

Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show!

Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here!

https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/

Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!

https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/

Check out all our past podcast episodes here!

https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/