Hockey mental game articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance and consistency in hockey.
Boosting Mental Toughness in Hockey The New Jersey Devils lost in the first round of the playoffs 1-4 to the Philadelphia Flyers last week. Despite their loss, the team recognized the importance of staying mentally tough. New Jersey’s Dainius Zubrus said, “You’re playing the same team until you move on. Mental toughness is probably
What Mental Game Skills Did Minnesota Use? The mental game of hockey is critical when you’re down big in a game and need a miracle. The Minnesota Wild were down by 4 goals with one period left playing at home. But they mounted a massive comeback in the third period and won a shootout
Regaining Confidence After a Bad Hit in Hockey I receive emails everyday from sports parents and athletes asking for help with their mental game and it often is about questions on confidence. And hockey parents want help too with their young hockey players. Here is an example of a hockey psychology question I received from
How to Keep Self-Confidence High in Hockey Self-confidence in hockey is the number one asset when discussing your mental game. Self-confidence separates great athletes from the good athletes. Self-confidence is how much you believe in your ability. Many hockey players have fragile self-confidence, or lose confidence easily after mistakes. I recently received the following
Momentum Changes in Hockey Momentum is critical to your hockey team’s success. When your team feels like you’ve got momentum, you feel everything going for you. Your team can’t make a bad play or miss a shot on goal. You play fearlessly. Momentum in hockey keeps your confidence high and the puck out of
Embracing The Pregame Jitters Most every competitive hockey player experiences what I think are positive pregame jitters – the feelings of excitement or intensity prior to a hockey game. Some hockey players experience more than just jitters; they under perform due to performance anxiety – a sinking feeling in the pit of their stomach. Pregame