Category Mental Game

The Mental Side of Injuries

[ posted by Kim on 6th of October, 2008 ]

Girls hockey players have one of the highest injury rates of all sports. And in the case of certain injuries, such as concussions, girls hockey injury rates are twice as high as boy’s hockey and three times as high as football. Which is pretty amazing considering that girls hockey doesn’t allow body checking. Usually when […]

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What Is Your Goal?

[ posted by Kim on 18th of September, 2008 ]

The truth about becoming an elite female hockey player is that there is only so much room at the top. –> Only 1% of high school athletes receive scholarships to play college sports. –> There are no professional contracts for women’s hockey players. –> Only 50 girls in North America are going to make it […]

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Hockey Playoffs Start In September?

[ posted by Kim on 16th of September, 2008 ]

Although the start of the NHL season is still a few weeks away, the regular season is now in full swing for girls hockey players and teams across North America. Training camps are over, pre-season tournaments are finished and it is time for teams and players to see where they stack up relative to their […]

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