Some snowboard tricks are scary. A nasty fall or slam can knock your confidence, making it hard to go back to that trick or similar tricks. Welcome to the world of sports-psychology, or in this case, snowboard psychology.

The fear, it hasn’t happened to everyone, but it’s happened to me and it may have happened to you. This is where my interest in snowboard psychology originated, and as such, I’m still looking into the subject. If you can relate to this, it might help to read the article on Having “The Fear”.

Mental training for snowboarders? There isn’t much information out there directed purely at snowboarding, when it comes to the psychology side of things. The first item that afterbang has looked at is a mental training program called Snowboard Jedi. If you’re interested, read the review. Full review: Snowboard Jedi Program

Snowboard Tricks Guide

This article is part of the afterbang Guide to Snowboard Tricks.