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“Goals determine what you’re going to be.” -Julius Erving
“If you’re bored with life — you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things — you don’t have enough goals.” -Lou Holtz
“My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.” -Ronald Reagan
“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” -Earl Nightingale
Sports Psychology Tips:
Outcome Goal:
Is a goal that you do not have 100% control of. For example, I will win a gold medal.
Performance Goal:
Is a goal you have 100% control over. For example, I will get up each day at 6:00 am every morning and run.
Action Step for Today:
Write down the five most important outcome goals, you want to achieve in the next twelve months. You must make a commitment to achieving them – no matter what it takes.
Write down the performance goals you will need to achieve in each of the above goals.
Performance goals are key to creating positive momentum to achieve your outcome goals.
“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” -Jim Morrison
“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” –Bill Cosby
“The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
“Don’t permit fear of failure to prevent effort”
-John Wooden
Sports Psychology Tips:
Pay Attention To Your Self Negative Talk:
If you want to improve your game; Start paying attention to your negative self talk.
What you say to yourself at practice means everything.
What you say to yourself, can interfere with your performance.
What you say in-between practice drills and between shifts, determines your focus.
Action Steps to Take:
Start a log and record your self talk.
Recognize negative self talk and replace with positive.
Use cue words to direct your focus and performance.
Coach George Halas: Brian Piccolo died of cancer at the age of 26. He left a wife and three daughters. He also left a great many loving friends who miss and think of him often. But when they think of him, it’s not how he died that they remember – but how he lived. How he did live!
“I don’t care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life.” -Gale Sayers
Brian’s Song. Great Movie
Ernest Hemingway once said “Every true story ends in death.” Well, this is a true story. Please see Jimmy V Foundation
Sports Psychology Tips:
Three Things To Do Now, To Improve Your Performance:
If you want to practice as good as an Olympic Gold Medalist; You need to match your attitude, emotionally energy and enthusiasm. You have 100% control over your attitude, emotional energy, and enthusiasm. Great athletes focus on things they can control. You can improve your game now, by focusing on improving your:
Any time you want the puck, pass the puck, it is your responsibility to skate, move & talk with your team mates. Your team mates need to know you are available for a pass. Communication leads to better vision, passing and more goals!
Congratulation to ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR U14 for Winning the Group Championship. GENÇLİK SPOR U14 will go to Ankara Turkey to compete for National Championship of Turkey.
Seven Key to Receiving Passes:
See the puck
Call for the puck
Your stick needs to be out in front of your body
Your stick needs to be on the ice
Your stick needs to form a right angle when receiving pass
Skate to the puck, do not stop skating and reach
Use skates, body and hands to receive bad passe
Terms:
Control Skate, Communicate & Accelerate
Power Questions:
Are your players making the most of the space?
Move the Puck – Use the full width of the rink! The puck moves faster than any player so get your players to look up and move the puck to a team-mate in space to stretch the opposition!
Players need to learn to move the puck to open space.
Soft pass to open space
No space pass boards
Board passes
Power Thoughts:
The receivers are an integral part of the passing game. -Hank Stram, Hall-of-fame NFL coach, KC Chiefs
Sports Psychology Tips:
Create a Road Map for Success: (The map changes year to year)
Players need to know where they are going
Player need to know the plan to get them there
Use visual aids to show the steps
Identify the big goals
The bigger the goal the more commitment and motivation is needed
Identify each step along the way, that must be accomplished
Identify the performance goals that must be achieved
Pinching is when the defenceman in the offensive zone moves down the boards to get puck or make a check on winger. The job of the pinching defenceman is to keep the puck in the zone or at least make the body check on the winger.
Reads:
The defenceman must read when to press and when to back out of zone
The forwards must read, when to backcheck and lock middle
Four Keys To A Good Pinch:
There should be pressure by the forwards down low
There must be a forward in position to support up the middle ice
The pinching defenceman must get there before or at the same time as the puck
The pinching defender must get the puck or make the check
Rules:
The defenceman can pinch when puck is shot around boards
One forward must always be backchecking up middle ice to support the defender
The New York Rangers have 4 players along boards. The Rangers fail to have a forward backchecking up middle ice to lock the middle and stop the 2 v 1. The New Jersey Devils do a good job out numbering the Rangers and forming 2 v 1’s. Do Not Pinch :
When the offensive team has clear possession of puck
When there is no support coming up middle ice
When the opposition out numbers you
When you can not arrive first or at same time as the opposition
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
-Larry Bird
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Sports Psychology Tips:
Model Others to Build Success:
Modeling performance can help you in many areas of your life. Modeling can make learning easier. Look to model people you respect. For example, you admire how a team mate skates, or how a NHL player scores goals or plays defense. Identify, what they do best and learn from them. Watching other great performers, is fastest way to learn. You will be surprised how many coaches and athletes are willing to help you succeed. The key is to make contact and ask for advise.
Emulate people with exceptional skills
Watch people you admire
Find a mentor
Updated 8\10\12
Greg Louganis won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988
GregLouganis interview with CNN Europe Live August 10, 2012 “said” China has modeled all the best diver in the world. GregLouganis is head of Team USA Diving Mentoring program.