Mental toughness in hockey articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance and consistency in hockey.
How to Let Go of the Past and Refocus Have you ever wished you could have a fresh start to your hockey season after your team lost the first few games? Or maybe you had a bad game you just want to forget about? You can’t go back in time and replay those games.
Why Top Seeded Teams Lose Athletic success requires a combination of things including physical prowess, technical skills, and mental skills. No one part contributes to optimal performance more than mental toughness. Mental toughness is the ability to persist, resist and assist. Persist – Mental toughness helps you persist despite the pressure of competition, adversity,
Moving on From Past Losses Coping with a tough loss, getting knocked out of a tournament, or missing the playoffs can sting for some hockey players. Many players dwell on what went wrong or mentally replay the game keeping the memory alive. Think of a personal example when you suffered a loss that ended
Why Andre Burakovsky Needs a Better Mental Game Do you have high expectations for your performance? Are you self-critical? Do you sit on a mistake too long and bring it with you to the next shift or play? Andre Burakovsky, a Capitals forward has zero points in six postseason games. After the last home
Using Mental Toughness to Succeed You see an interesting dynamic on some hockey teams where the team relies on their top players almost exclusively. When these star athletes are in the lineup, team confidence is high. But when these star players are not available for games, the team’s confidence takes a nosedive. The sentiment
Why Do You Need Mental Toughness as a Hockey Player? The answer is quite simple… You need mental toughness because things rarely go exactly as planned. As a child, you probably dreamed of achieving great success in sports. Maybe you dreamed of winning the gold medal in the Olympics… Or striking out the side