The spiritual, mental, physical, emotional and social well-being of players needs to be a priority in the off-season.
Author - Walter Aguilar
Walter Aguilar – is a Certified Professional Coach and COR.E Performance Dynamics Specialist. Using the mind/energy connection to performance, he teaches a unique approach to peak performance. He specializes in teaching mindfulness for hockey using the COR.E Performance Dynamics energy leadership system. This is based on the 7 levels of energy that thoughts create. These affect awareness, confidence, engagement, creativity and intuition. His equation of Performance = Potential – Interference, provides a framework for success in hockey and life.
Success in the playoffs is when preparation meets opportunity.
Coaches need to be grounded in the present moment, where their influence and leadership has the most impact.
The role of a coach is not who you are, it is what you do.
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax. Mark Black Performance = Potential – Distractions Ice hockey is a fast and demanding game. It is played by...
Photo Credit: Skate HQ “Fear and trust ride the same teeter totter; when fear goes up trust goes down, when trust goes up fear goes down” – Walter Aguilar As a coach, do...
Stressful thinking creates catabolic energy – an energy that can show up as anger or victim thinking that will create tension, worry, fear and other negative emotions...
“Success is a science, if you have the conditions, you get the results” -Oscar Wilde The start of a hockey season can be one of two things for a...
“The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it...
Featured Image credit: Chris Mast “As any athlete knows, momentum is the most unstoppable force in sports. The only way to stop it is if you get in your own way, start...
Photo courtesy of Chris Mast/Everett Silvertips “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life” Eckart...
When you are in a creative state, you forget the habit of being yourself”- Joe Dispenza It happens to all goal scorers at some point during the season or their career;...