Teaching, Coaching and Mastering the Mental Game of Hockey Dr. Wayne Halliwell University of Montreal
Today s athletes are different - Understand them - Empathize with them - Communicate with them - Connect with them - Inspire them
HEAD (Mental) HEART (Emotional) BODY (Physical)
MAKE DREAMS BUILD ACHIEVE
The Journey Passion
It is a terrible human waste to have sight without vision Helen Keller
Keys to Success Awareness Control Knowledge Choices
Awareness Self-awareness Situational awareness
Self-awareness What are my strengths? What do I need to improve? What kind of player am I? What chair do I sit in?
Identity as a Player Offensive Defenceman Green, Rafalski Defensive Defenceman - Pronger, Foote 2-way Defenceman - Lidstrom, Markov Offensive Forward - Savard, Satan Defensive Forward - Draper, Helm 2-way Forward - Crosby, Datsyuk Power Forward Franzen, Holmstrom
Identity as a Person Commitment Work ethic Attitude Responsible Leadership Humility
You can fool the fans You can fool the media You can fool the coaches You can t fool your teammates because they know
You can t fool yourself Satisfy the man in the mirror
Help them GROW - grow as athletes - grow as players - grow as people
Daily Decisions Determine Destiny
M.E.D.C. Make Every Day Count
Olympic Mindset Confidence and Consistency Constantly searching for Improvement!
Set stretch goals Improvement is a process
C O N F I D E N C E M E N T A L T E C H N I C A L T A C T I C A L P H Y S I C A L
Train Your Brain Unchain Your Brain
Thinking habits - We are all creatures of Habit - Be aware of your thinking habits - Break old thinking habits - Create new thinking habits
Thinking Habits awareness? I have to have a good game I better start scoring I have to get a goal I hope I have a good game I hope I don t screw up
"Mind vitamins" Self-talk Visualization Focusing Breathing
N.H.L. Mental skills 99, 87, 77, 48, 37, 26, 19, 17, 9, 1
Anecdotes Have a store of stories Harvey Dorfman Coaching the Mental Game
Consistency, work ethic, and pride are the keys to success Wayne Gretzky #99
Control what you can control Sidney Crosby # 87
Breathing # 77 1 3 2 3 O2 Take deep breaths between shifts on the bench Steve Thomas - "Get pucks in, get pucks out, and take deep breaths"
A,B,C S FOR GOALIES Alert Big Calm
"Trigger words" Alert Big - Calm Square Challenge Battle See the puck
"Trigger words" Move your feet Drive the net Stay on rebounds Track back hard Win the battles Stay with it
SUCCESS IS A CHOICE
Success doesn t happen by chance Success happens by choice!
We are not born as winners or losers, we are born as CHOOSERS
How good can I be? What will I do today?
Train with a Purpose Practice with a purpose
ATTITUDE
Work ethic is a skill Harry Sheehy Raising a Team Player
If you aren t working hard, someone else is, and one day, the trwo of you will meet
HAVE TO ATTITUDE WANT TO GET TO
Adapting and Adjusting - Quick feet = foot speed - Quick hands = hand speed - Quick brain = mind speed
Focus control Mind Past Present Future
Relax Ready Review Refocus Regroup Release Replace "Bouncing back" using the R's
Thoughts, emotions, focus, breathing, body language, effort, battle level, reactions, attitude, communication, leadership, hydration, nutrition, sleep perspective, balance, decisions
Other Can t Controls Coaching decisions : - ice time - not dressing - linemates - position - team systems
Coping skills 1. Don t point fingers 2. Deal with it! 3. Focus on what you can control 4. Stay in the solution 5. Figure it out!
Struggle and Emerge Notre Dame College Wilcox, Saskatchewan
Focus Short Sharp Compete Discipline Battle Intensity On-ice Off-ice
Mental Preparation Be in the moment Stay in the moment Own the moment
In The Moment Immersed Absorbed Engaged Connected
Emotional preparation Enjoy the moment Savour the moment Embrace the moment
PRESSURE You can FEEL pressure or You can APPLY pressure
PRESSURE Be Comfortable being. Uncomfortable
Finding ways to lead Out front 19 Help Care Beside Behind
FIND A WAY - To LEAD - To CONTRIBUTE - To BE PROACTIVE - TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Talent is not enough Young guys need to : - bring energy - leave an impression - grab opportunities - not sit and wait - be proactive and have a plan
Motivational R s Recognize Reinforce Reward
Use effort-based language when giving praise to athletes Carol Dweck MINDSET
IF IT IS TO BE IT IS UP TO! ME