Hockey psychology articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
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Taking Mental Skills to Games Mental skills work but only if you know how to work mental skills. For hockey players, many facets of the game are affected by mental factors: * Playing against a rough physical team may cause you to feel intimidated and play timid. * Having a couple of passes intercepted
Best Age to Start Mental Training Improving the mental game is a training component that is often overlooked. Some young athletes may not even know what mental training is or how it can benefit them. Even parents and coaches do not fully understand how mental training works or how to access to such training.
Learn How Hockey Goalies Adapt to The Pressure All athletes experience pressure but just imagine the pressure experienced by a hockey goaltender. Win and the offense normally receives the credit; lose and most of the blame rests with the goalie… at least, that is the perception of many hockey goaltenders. This perception increases pressure
Focus on Your Talents, Not Others’ “Why can’t I play consistently from game to game or even shift to shift when it seems like all my teammates can do it without any problems or setbacks?” This question was posed by a hockey player who responded to our hockey mental skills survey. Watching your teammates
Learning To Have A Short Hockey Memory Overcoming mistakes quickly is part of a strong mental game and critical for success in hockey, but getting from Point A to Point B can be difficult for many players. In our hockey survey, a coach asked a good question about how to teach his players to
The Importance of Balancing Time for Students Practice time is at a premium for busy student-athletes. Student-athletes are often overwhelmed with all that is on their plate including; school, sports, family obligations, clubs, part-time jobs and trying to squeeze in a social life. Realizing the limited amount of time, one parent, who responded to