It’s All In Your Head
I just re-read an amazing book by Carol Dweck called "Mindset "and I wanted to share a key concept from the book with you as I know it will help players, parents and coaches alike to take their mental game to the next level.
I just re-read an amazing book by Carol Dweck called "Mindset "and I wanted to share a key concept from the book with you as I know it will help players, parents and coaches alike to take their mental game to the next level.
It's amazing that we can let our mental game go south so quickly - but I see it happen all the time with my players and I have to admit it used to happen to me when I was a young player too.
It's easy to figure out if you're a 'real' hockey player. You either have the 'hockey first' mentality - or you don't. I'm not saying that having the 'hockey first' mentality is a good or bad thing. But it is essential if you want to excel at the elite levels of the game. It is essential if you want to discover how good you can truly be.