7 Tips To Overcome Fear of Failure In Hockey
Have you ever wanted to achieve something badly but were so afraid of not achieving it that you underperformed or didn’t give 100%? This is commonly known as a fear of failure. And it can control us unconsciously if we don’t learn how to manage it. Fear of failure is also when you downplay what you want to…
Does Overthinking Affect Your Game?
Have you ever heard the saying paralysis by analysis? It is when someone thinks too much or over-analyzes a situation and instead of making a decision they land up doing nothing. In effect the outcome becomes paralyzed. In sport an example of this may be not making the right pass at the right time or taking too…
10 Things That Selectors & Coaches Look For In Field Hockey Players
I am often asked what selectors and coaches look for in field hockey players in order to get selected into a team. In this post I answer this question by providing a range of qualities that most coaches look for. These can vary from coach to coach but here are some of the most common things…
The #1 Missing Factor In Many Hockey Players
It is very frustrating as a coach when you see players with great potential, but there is one major thing that is missing. Accountability. It is when a player doesn’t take responsibility for their own performance or for what is expected of them, whether it’s following the game plan, marking a player, doing their own fitness, getting enough sleep, eating the…
Overcoming Injury In Sport – Is It Such A Bad Thing?
Getting injured is devastating and frustrating… But maybe it can be a good thing? Even if it doesn’t seem that way. I have a lot of experience of being injured and have struggled with many different injuries throughout my years of playing sport. Everything from several shoulder dislocations, shin splints, broken thumb, torn ankle ligaments, hamstring strain, compartment syndrome,…
What happens when your team go a goal down in hockey?
Last night I went to watch the SA men’s national team play against Spain. What a great game it was. The thing I enjoyed the most was how SA kept playing their own game despite going a goal down quite early in the game. How many times have you seen or been part of a…
7 Steps To Take For A Successful 2016
7 Steps To Take For a Successful 2016 The start of a new year is the perfect time to look ahead and plan what we need to do to have a successful year. Whether it is for your hockey in 2016 or just your life in general. “Those that fail to plan, plan to fail” Most people that…
The #1 thing that gave me the winning edge in field hockey
At some stage, pretty much every sports kid dreams of playing their for their country, it’s the honour and the pride of reaching the highest level… but a lot of people fall short of this and it’s not necessarily because they aren’t good enough! I have experienced this first hand when I was a teenager, missing…
How Coachable Are You?
Are you coachable? I used to hate being told that I was doing something wrong… I just wanted to do everything perfectly! Fortunately I have come to realise that sport is made up of many mental challenges, which we often bring upon ourselves. Have ever been given feedback which felt like it was a personal attack…
5 Common Coaching Mistakes
Some Common Sports Coaching Mistakes There is not a lot that is more rewarding than coaching a player to beyond what they thought they could do. I used to love playing, until I discovered coaching… Through many years of playing different sports I have had a lot of coaches, all with different styles. Yes there are…
