Practice and game performance articles and sport psychology tips for hockey players, coaches, and sport parents to improve mental performance in hockey.
Does Practice Make Perfect? Since “perfect” is an unrealistic ideal, the answer is no. However, practice goes far beyond perfecting technique. Practice creates habits. Practice hones your technical and tactical awareness. Practice improves conditioning, speed, agility, and power. Practice improves communication, builds team cohesion, and sets a team’s culture. Practice improves confidence, resilience, motivation,
Why Practice is So Important You attend practice. You do the drills. You warm up for games… You are ready for the season, right? Maybe. There is a difference between practicing and practicing with a purpose or preparing and preparing with an end in mind. Hockey players often dread pre-season. Many players dislike conditioning,
Taking Practice Confidence to Games Do you perform exceptionally well in practice and then “choke” in games? Do you become so nervous and filled with anxiety that you cannot “feel” your stick or blades? Do you become full of self-doubt, worry, and forget plays in big games? You should ask these important questions to