Recent hockey psychology articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
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
Using The “Playing To Win” Mentality Have you ever been in the situation where your team is in the lead late in the game and your team is desperately trying to hang on to close out the game for the victory? Often hockey, lacrosse, soccer or football teams resort to that “prevent defense” where
Your Pregame Level of Intensity On October 29th the Philadelphia Flyers fought back to win “The Battle of Pennsylvania,” 3-2 over the Pittsburg Penguins. Pittsburg dominated the first period leading to 1-0 Penguin lead. The Flyers looked flat on the ice, and forward Danny Carcillo knew that something was missing. “In the first period
Wayne Gretzky’s Hockey Mentality In a recent interview hockey legend Wayne Gretzky discussed the mental aspects of hockey. Gretzky is known by hockey fans as “The Great One” not only for his unbelievable talent, but also for his superior hockey mentality. To be a great hockey player you must display mental toughness and awareness
Trying to Live Up to Expectations Sidney Crosby is one of the most electric young athletes in sports. After being selected first overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, hockey fans expected Crosby to make an immediate impact on the league. Early in his career Cosby felt pressure to meet