Recent hockey psychology articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
Building Confidence With Mental Preparation All athletes know confidence is the top prerequisite for optimal performance. In fact, athletes usually attribute successful performances to confidence and point to a lack of confidence as the reason for under-performing. Why does confidence seem elusive? Why do so many athletes struggle with confidence? Let’s take a look
Why Do You Need Mental Toughness as a Hockey Player? The answer is quite simple… You need mental toughness because things rarely go exactly as planned. As a child, you probably dreamed of achieving great success in sports. Maybe you dreamed of winning the gold medal in the Olympics… Or striking out the side
The Negative Mindset of Trying to Do Too Much Struggling hockey players often try a common and counter-productive method to get back on track. The common response is to try to do too much. How can you do TOO MUCH you ask? Instead of trusting your ability to perform, you attempt to force play
Do you Struggle to Play Mentally Tough Hockey? Have you played in an important hockey game where you were so afraid to mess up that you played less than your best? Most coaches and athletes talk about the benefits of mental toughness. But most coaches and athletes have difficulty identifying how to achieve mental
Managing Your Emotions With Mental Toughness How do you respond during a hockey game when the puck is not bouncing your way? When you do not have your “A” game, can you still find a way to win? It requires mental toughness to manage your emotions when things are not going your way. I’m
Focusing on Beating The Odds How do you play when your team is facing elimination from a tournament? Do you become preoccupied with the possibility of being eliminated or are you able to maintain a fighting spirit? Have you played in a tournament when your team had “their backs against the wall” facing elimination?