Recent hockey psychology articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
Why Hockey Players Lose Confidence Do you lose confidence based on how you feel in the locker room or during warm-up? This is a common mental game mistake hockey players make. Have you ever had thoughts during warm-up, such as, “My legs feel tired right now” or “I don’t have it tonight”? These thoughts
Why Some Teams Fall Apart During Tough Games? Hockey games are often mini-dramas with ups and downs throughout the game. The flow of the game can change within moments. One minute, you are controlling the puck and attacking; the next, you are defending or playing chase. Teams that lack mental toughness feel overwhelmed and
What are the makings of an elite hockey player? I’m sure you can come up with many characteristics of elite hockey players. These include: Rising to the occasion, playing strong under pressure, overcoming mistakes quickly, finding ways to make plays late in the game, and being a team leader. However, one quality of elite
We receive a lot of questions about the right way to visualize before games… Hockey players are often told to visualize their performance, but are they doing it the wrong way? In this hockey psychology video, you learn a few tips to visualize your hockey performance the right way. Related Articles on Hockey Mental
Reaching Towards Your Goals in Hockey How often have you fallen short of your goals? Have you ever examined why you continually fail to achieve your objective? Usually, hockey players who do not achieve their goals have a track record of under performance. One reason hockey players fall short of their goals is that
How to Let Go of the Past and Refocus Have you ever wished you could have a fresh start to your hockey season after your team lost the first few games? Or maybe you had a bad game you just want to forget about? You can’t go back in time and replay those games.