Ayo Jumpers,

I agree, we've been doing pretty well at practice lately. I'm trying to think about the mental aspect of jumping because as kaileigh mentioned to me this week, a technique practice can be so much more mentally draining than sprinting (to most of us, anyways, if you disagree, let me know)

I have a book called "Mind Gym" and it has a lot about the psychological/mental toughness of sports. I haven't been able to read it all yet, but a huge part of the book is on visualization. And not just visualizing your event during practice but during downtimes throughout the week as well. Like, find a quiet spot, and intensely go through every single thing you would be thinking on the runway, during the jump, after you land. Maybe start once a week, take a break from work, and sit for five minutes, and really think about what it's going to be like at alden. How are you going to feel on the runway? How focused can you be?

Every week have a new goal about what you want to work on specifically in mind. What's your focus this time around?

Cool, back to work.
Shannon