If you have speed skis, try to wax them weekly. Concentration is paying attention to the right things at the right time. It is the ability to park your mind on the task at hand and nothing else. By identifying the attentional demands of ski racing, you can direct your focus more effectively. If you can recognize your own attentional strengths, challenges and preferences, you can anticipate and prepare yourself for critical performance situations.
Chance favors only the prepared mind.
Prepare to excel by preparing to concentrate. Cue Words Athletes find that using attentional cue-words can increase their ability to concentrate. A cue word is a word you choose that reminds you of something, in this case, to concentrate. You might want to pick one portion of your performance on which you really need to concentrate to be successful and find a word that triggers concentration for you. Use your cue word as you are preparing for a run.