The Championslip
A Young Gymnast’s Guide to Become a Fearless Champion on Her Own Terms
What is your definition of a champion? Mastering difficult skills?
Book Summary
The Championslip
What is your definition of a champion? Mastering difficult skills? Getting perfect 10s? Saluting tall and proud with a gold medal? In daily practice at the gym, young champion-hopefuls physically work hard, but they often struggle with fear and self-doubt. One teenage gymnast, Chelsea, shares the experience of her falls throughout her nine-year gymnastics career. Her honest voice encourages her fellow gymnasts to allow mistakes and rise up, no matter what. Rise up and try again. This simple yet tough attitude is the key to success in gymnastics. The Championslip reveals how building mental strength helps your championship journey. In this book, the reader will learn: • The key components of the Resilience Cycle • How your brain and body work together • How to conquer fear • How mindfulness impacts an athlete’s success • How to navigate your fear and transform it into your cool Your confidence can be built by training your body and mind simultaneously. The Fearless Flowcharts included in the book are a guide to help you conquer fear through effective and logical self-talk. When you notice what you are doing and how you are doing it, you can get yourself back on the right track. You create your own version of a championship in your athletic journey! At the end of the day, you determine what a true championship is for YOU. And you will find a true champion inside.
What readers say about the book🧐
This is a short book long on vey worthwhile values and techniques for athletes and others in competitive and challenging situations. We all would benefit from breathing and mindfulness exercises tailored to our own situation. The book is also a nice tribute to how a relationship between a parent and child based on love and mutual respect can be very productive for both as well as a recognition of how immigration of not only people but other cultures enriches ours.
Joel Dahlin
About the Author
Claire E. Hallinan and Chelsea Hallinan
Claire E. Hallinan, MAEd, was born in Japan and currently lives with her family in Washington. Claire has a passion for making sense of the world, building relationships, and inspiring people to find happiness in themselves. She is a writer, an entrepreneur, a Mindful Schools Certified Mindfulness Instructor, and a National Board Certified Teacher. Claire’s books include her memoir, Gift of Gratitude: Lessons from the Classroom, and relationship-building book, I Notice: Step-by-Step Guide to Transform Student Potential Through Building Intentional Relationships. Claire also co-authored with her daughter The Championslip: A Young Gymnast’s Guide to Become a Fearless Champion on Her Own Terms. Her first children’s book, My Breath Loves Me, is an award-winning finalist in the Children’s Mind/Body/Spirit category of the 2019 International Book Awards and has been translated in Japanese.
Connect with Claire:
claire.e.hallinan@gmail.com
https://claireehallinan.wordpress.com
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What is your definition of a champion? Mastering difficult skills?