Mental game of hockey articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance and consistency in hockey.
Overcoming Intimidation in Hockey Intimidation is a common mental barrier for hockey players. When you intimidate yourself (also called self-intimidation), you make comparisons to your opponents or teammates. You make negative comparisons or think about how you’re not as good, fast or strong as your teammates or competitors. This can make you feel inferior
Momentum and Confidence in Hockey After beating the San Jose Sharks 4-2 to clench their spot in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Chicago Blackhawks are building on their confidence and momentum. The Blackhawks face the Philadelphia Flyers. An important ingredient to the Blackhawks’s success is their ability to capitalize on their wins. Sometimes you
How Confidence Affects Your Game Plan Game plans are important for any team. Some teams base their game plans on their teams’ strengths. What can your team do well with the players you have? Some teams perform well on power plays, while other teams have great defense. Teams can also develop their game plan
The Mental Game Challenge of Self-Intimidation Self-intimidation is a common mental game challenge for hockey players. You lose confidence by making comparisons to your competitors. Most of the time, you’re make negative comparisons, which can make you feel inferior. You might be thinking that the other team is better in terms of their skating
The Ultimate Sports Parent Radio Show at www.youthsportspsychology.com interviews Steve Shapiro, coach for the Phoenix Mustangs, a non-profit youth hockey organization. Steve Shapiro discusses the challenges young athletes and parents face with playing time and how parents and players should discuss playing time with their coach. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary. Listen to the
Do You Trust Your Skill Come Game Time? Your mental game of hockey helps you balance both learning skills and performing in competition. Do you have trouble bringing your practice game skills to competition? Many hockey players tighten up, over think and try too hard during competition, which can cause them to under-perform. You practice countless hours to