Hockey psychology articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
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Success Through Improving Mental Toughness Has your hockey team ever been the top-seed in a tournament? How did you fare? Did your team look for new ways to improve their game? Or did you take your opponent lightly and play down to their level? The top-seeded team may have the most daunting task in
Why Seek Mental Game Improvement Everyone has heard the expressions, “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,” and, “It’s better to be lucky than good.” The inherent problem with both sayings is that they minimize the importance of the sense of control for an athlete. When an athlete does not believe that his actions or
Taking Practice Confidence to Games in Hockey Have you ever failed to execute your skills in competition that you have repeated over and over successfully in practice? What makes an athlete unable to perform simple tasks in competition that they have repeatedly performed for years in practice? Over-thinking is one culprit that interferes with
How Mental Lapses Negatively Affect Teams Have you ever competed in a game where you were so afraid to make a mistake? You could feel the tension in your muscles increase and your heart beating a little faster. Your palms were sweaty and you couldn’t seem to stop thinking about messing up. You performed
The Mindset For Peak Performance in Hockey “Play loose,” “stay calm and focused,” and “relax” are expressions utilized by hockey coaches and athletes to emphasize a mindset for peak performance. If everyone knows that playing relaxed leads to peak performance, why is this mental state so difficult to achieve? As a hockey player, you
How Do Teams Benefit From Team Confidence? Winning hockey clubs exhibit “team confidence.” Team confidence includes: trusting in the abilities of teammates, believing in your own abilities, having well defined roles, and adopting a style of team play that focuses on your strengths. A hockey team who plays as a confident team gains an