Confidence in hockey articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance and consistency in hockey.
Focus on Self-Improvement Have you ever been benched for a period of time? How did it make you feel? Angry? Frustrated? Helpless? Being benched happens for many reasons: arriving late for a game, missing practice, being disrespectful, making mistakes on the ice or playing poorly. You may view this slight as being unfair: “I
Focus on Your Talents, Not Others’ “Why can’t I play consistently from game to game or even shift to shift when it seems like all my teammates can do it without any problems or setbacks?” This question was posed by a hockey player who responded to our hockey mental skills survey. Watching your teammates
How to Stay Confident After Mistakes We recently received a question on our hockey survey from a teen-aged hockey player. He asked: “How do I get my confidence back and stop hesitating with the puck and second-guessing myself?” This player went on to say… “I play defense on my high school hockey team.In one
How to Boost Confidence in Hockey How do you build high, unwavering self-confidence? This is one of most common question asked by hockey players… When you think about your best games, you’ll notice confidence was high. It’s easy to have high confidence when you’re playing well. Conversely, when you review games you did not
How to Play For YOURSELF in Hockey Do you worry about what others think of you? Does positive feedback from others boost your confidence? Do others have to say you’re doing a good job for you to actually believe you’re playing well? If so, a fragile self-confidence and social approval might be hurting your
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