Hockey confidence articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance and consistency in hockey.
Building Confidence in Hockey How do you feel after blowing a lead and losing a game? Do you question your abilities? Do you feel less confident about the next competition? What you tell yourself after a performance will impact your emotions and confidence. In addition, your thoughts about a recent performance will affect your
Self-Confidence in Hockey If you were to rate your confidence in hockey from 1-10, what score would you give yourself? Imagine how much different you would feel, think, act, and perform if you rated yourself one or two points higher. If you rated your confidence a 6-7, you would be somewhat confident heading into
Preparing for a Ready-To-Go Mindset Are you prepared to play when you are inserted in the line-up at the last minute? What is your mindset when you are told you are going to play an hour before the puck drops? If you are not prepared, anxiety can skyrocket when your coach suddenly tells you
What to do When You’re in a Scoring Slump Sometimes, scoring a goal in hockey seems impossible… Every period that you are shutout seems to ingrain your scoring drought further in your mind. It can really mess with a player’s head… Soon, you are so desperate to score a goal that you force play
How High Expectations Impact Your Confidence We know a strong relationship exits between high expectations and confidence. Having high expectations can affect your confidence–which I call the confidence-expectation connection. When you fail to reach your expectations, confidence can take a hit when you questions your ability. In addition, if you believe you cannot perform
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