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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 is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” – Zig Ziglar
The spiritual, mental, physical, emotional and social well-being of players needs to be a priority in the off-season.
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...