Hockey psychology articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
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Mentality is Your Attitude or Way of Thinking. The mentality a player takes into a hockey game will determine how they play. In fact, you can’t outplay your mentality. You can’t play at your peak when you believe you have little talent. Your mentality affects everything, including your internal images, self-talk, feelings, physiology, confidence,
Is Hard Work the Primary Contributor to Success? Have you ever thought about what type of athletic mindset you have and how it impacts your performance? Athletes can have either a growth or a fixed mindset… A fixed mindset suggests that talent is the primary determinant of success or positive results. Look back throughout
Building Confidence in Hockey How do you feel after blowing a lead and losing a game? Do you question your abilities? Do you feel less confident about the next competition? What you tell yourself after a performance will impact your emotions and confidence. In addition, your thoughts about a recent performance will affect your
Performing Well With Your Back Against a Wall How well do you perform when your back is up against the wall or when you are playing an elimination game? Some athletes perform better when there is a sense of urgency. We often call these athletes clutch in those situations. However, are all athletes who
Mindset and Talent Equals Success in Hockey What is more important, talent or work ethic? Many athletes would answer hard work but quietly believe that they cannot be great hockey players because they are not as talented as other players. How good you are on paper doesn’t guarantee success. The level of
Knowing How to Contribute to Your Team How do you define peak performance? There is some confusion around the concept of peak performance. Peak performance is often associated with crunch-time play such as a crucial save late in the game, scoring a game-winning goal in the closing seconds, clearing a loose puck in front