Recent hockey psychology articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
Be more Adaptable to Changes in Hockey Unexpected circumstances can throw you off your game if you let them and don’t adjust. Car troubles, delays, bad weather, postponements, event cancellations, illnesses, schedule changes are just some of the challenges that athletes and coaches must deal with in sports. Some hockey players freak out when
Letting Go of Mistakes in Hockey What does a “short memory” refer to in terms of being a hockey player? These terms do not mean forgetting what you have learned in practice or the game plan for an opponent. Instead having a short memory refers to forgetting mistakes quickly–an asset for any hockey player.
How to Break a Slump When Losing Games How do you break out of a slump? The answer is by not thinking about how to break out of the slump. It may sound odd, but if you think about the slump, even breaking out of the slump, you are actually reinforcing the slump in
Setting Goals to Better Focus on Your Game Comparisons can haunt some hockey players…. Players use comparisons to gauge where they stand in relation to teammates and opponents. While some comparisons can motivate players, most of the time comparisons lead to having less confidence. Here is how comparisons leads to confidence issues… Joey W.
Use Mental Preparation to Perform More Consistently “Some games I’m good and some games I’m horrible. I’m up and down, hot or cold. I’m just not consistent!” Does this statement sound familiar? Perhaps, you have caught yourself thinking similar things. Consistency is what all athletes strive to achieve. Every hockey player will have good
How to Mentally Prepare to Be a Starter Have you ever been thrown into a game when a starter became injured or was benched? Were you nervous? Were you unsure you would be able to play effectively? Were you afraid that you might lose the game for the team? Replacing a starter is not