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? …
Your Mental Game and Self-Intimidation
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 …
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When Playing Time Presents Problems
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 …
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Your Mental Game and Game Time Trust
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 …
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Hockey Psychology: Riding Momentum
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 …
Hockey Mental Game and Pregame Jitters
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 …
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