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Game-Changing Mental Performance Workout Plan for Hockey Players
Get ready to revolutionize your hockey player's performance with a game-changing mental performance workout plan.
We all know the importance of physical training, but there's another key component that can take your game to new heights - the power of the mind.
This newsletter focuses on 5 top mental exercises that will take your performance to the next level.
Our Workout Plan For Hockey Players includes:
Day 1: Building Focus and Concentration
Objective: Enhance focus and decision-making through visualization exercises.
Exercise:
- Visualization Practice: Spend 15 minutes visualizing specific game scenarios. Picture yourself executing perfect passes, making crucial saves, and scoring goals.
- Role Model Inspiration: Take inspiration from Sidney Crosby, who visualizes game scenarios in detail. This practice not only boosts confidence but also prepares the mind for actual gameplay.
Activity:
- Sit in a quiet space, close your eyes, and visualize a successful game. Imagine every detail – the rink, the crowd, your movements, and the outcomes. Repeat this process for different scenarios.
Day 2: Avoiding Burnout and Promoting Resilience
Objective: Learn the value of balance and recovery through journaling.
Exercise:
- Journaling: Dedicate 10 minutes at the end of each day to write about your thoughts and feelings related to hockey. Reflect on your achievements, setbacks, and how you felt during practices and games.
- Emotional Processing: Use journaling to process emotions and learn from setbacks.
Activity:
- Keep a journal specifically for your hockey journey. Write about what went well, what didn’t, and how you can improve. This helps in fostering mental resilience and maintaining balance.
Day 3: Navigating Challenges and Building Confidence
Objective: Empower yourself with goal setting and positive self-talk.
Exercise:
- Goal Setting: Set short-term and long-term goals. Break down larger goals into manageable tasks.
- Positive Self-Talk: Practice self-affirmation daily. Use positive language to motivate yourself.
Activity:
- Write down your goals and place them where you can see them daily. Repeat positive affirmations to yourself each morning and before games. P.K. Subban’s belief in self-affirmation can be your guide.
Day 4: Enhancing Decision-Making and Adaptability
Objective: Improve reaction time and decision-making abilities through drills and strategic analysis.
Exercise:
- Reaction Time Drills: Engage in drills that require quick thinking and fast responses. Use tools like reaction balls or play fast-paced video games that require quick decision-making.
- Strategic Analysis: Watch hockey games and analyze different plays and strategies. Discuss these with your coach or teammates to improve your hockey IQ.
Activity:
- Spend 20 minutes a day on reaction time drills. Analyze one game per week, focusing on decision-making and adaptability of players during critical moments.
Day 5: Developing Mental Toughness and Resilience
Objective: Simulate pressure situations to build mental toughness.
Exercise:
- Pressure Simulation: Create high-pressure scenarios during practice. For example, simulate the final moments of a close game and practice making decisive plays.
- Stress Management Techniques: Learn and practice stress management techniques like deep breathing, meditation, and mindfulness.
Activity:
- During practice, set up drills that mimic game-day pressure. Use stress management techniques before and after these drills to stay composed and enhance performance under stress.
With this game-changing mental performance workout, you'll have a powerful start to unlocking your full potential and onto a path to hockey greatness.
Let’s make your hockey dreams a reality together!
Until next time, Skate like the wind!
Izzy
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Credit: Tricia Mercuri
 
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