"A mistake teaches you." How psychologist Irina Kozyr is helping Academy students to overcome difficulties

Overcoming the fear of making a mistake became the topic of the training session for students of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy with sports psychologist Irina Kozyr.

The professional explained to gymnasts the importance of not locking themselves on failures.

"A mistake teaches you. You need to learn to give yourself the right to make mistakes, so that you can calmly accept this during competitions. It turns out that you are not fixated on what will happen in the end, whether you perform good or bad. You will think about the ways to achieve a certain result. Your attention will be focused on actions".

Irina asked the gymnasts during the training session to come up with a word with a positive meaning for each letter of the word "mistake".

Valeria Medvedeva from Novosibirsk told us how this approach helps during the workouts.

"Such consideration is helpful in sports, to make progress, not to be so afraid anymore to make mistakes during assessment exercises and competitions, to be in a better mood, calm and confident."

Psychologist Irina Kozyr helps Academy students to set for competition and review results after performance, and interacts with gymnasts during the training process.