Mental toughness for hockey articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance and consistency in hockey.
What is Meant by “Game Intensity” in Hockey? What factors affect game intensity? Game intensity is a team’s level of effort, energy, and excitement. Game intensity is being emotionally charged and physically engaged in the competition. Some hockey teams tend to start games flat. The players don’t seem to be fully present in the
Have you Heard that, “You Make your Own Luck?” Making your own luck is a matter of looking for opportunities and making the most of those opportunities. For example, if you played on the first line the previous year but had your playing time significantly reduced for the current season, one option is to
Does Adversity Affect Your Attitude? How often has something “wrong” or “bad” happened during a hockey season that devastated you? Some hockey players encounter adversity, which changes their attitude and negatively affects their season. Different degrees of adversity affect players in different ways. For example, being benched can motivate one player to prove himself
Does the first shift of the game set your mindset for the rest of the game? Too many players we work with allow the first shift to dictate their mindset for the game. If they make a couple mistakes in the opening shift, they can feel less confident. In this video, you learn how
Does it feel like you are playing too slow on the ice? Hockey is fast-paced sport, which requires you to make quick decisions… When you (or your players) are indecisive during a shift, this can cause you to play slower. When you are indecisive, you over think what to do with the puck… Watch this video
Remain Confident Under Pressure Would you consider your team highly confident? What contributes to team confidence? Athletic confidence runs the gamut from low to high. At the far left is a lack of confidence. When you have low confidence, you will have low expectations of success and high doubts about your abilities. For example,