Hockey mental game articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance and consistency in hockey.
Committing Yourself to The Process All hockey players have heard the phrase, “It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” Let’s spin this phrase in a different way… How you play the game (your level of effort, intensity, discipline and focus) is a better indication of your likelihood
A “Playing to Win” Mindset in Hockey What does it mean in hockey to “play your game?” “Playing your game” simply put means taking advantage of your strengths and dictating the course of action on the ice. When you compete from your strengths, such as your stick-handling, you play to win as opposed to
Breaking Barriers With Mental Toughness What factors contribute to athletic success? Is mental toughness critical to achieve and succeed in hockey? Success in hockey requires a blend of both mental and physical skills. Mental toughness is the one mental characteristic that can provide a significant advantage for an athlete. Mental toughness can often make
Having A Champion’s Mindset Does your confidence wax and wane depending upon the score in a game? How do you respond when you are losing late in a game? Your response to a situation is guided by your mental toughness in hockey. Your mental game can be your greatest asset or worst enemy. Your
Success Through Improving Mental Toughness Has your hockey team ever been the top-seed in a tournament? How did you fare? Did your team look for new ways to improve their game? Or did you take your opponent lightly and play down to their level? The top-seeded team may have the most daunting task in
Taking Practice Confidence to Games in Hockey Have you ever failed to execute your skills in competition that you have repeated over and over successfully in practice? What makes an athlete unable to perform simple tasks in competition that they have repeatedly performed for years in practice? Over-thinking is one culprit that interferes with