Avoid becoming too much of a fan, instead of an athlete. If you’re about to swim against a team in your league, don’t look up their stats or find them in the newspaper. At meets, don’t watch the highest ranked swimmers competing against each other too much either. All of those things will make you…
1. Never be outworked. Always put in 110% of your effort and you won’t be outworked. 2. Don’t focus on your statistics. Sometimes an off-day can throw off your statistics. So just focus on making the next day a better day. 3. Remember that being the biggest or strongest player on the field doesn’t make…
1. Avoid becoming too much of a fan, instead of a player. If you’re about to play a team in your league, don’t look up their stats or find them in the newspaper. Alexander Ovechkin said “I don’t care what people say about me and what they think about me. I care about my team…
1. Getting involved in the hype by reading the papers and/or looking up your stats. After your season is over, then you can check this stuff out. During the season, focus on always improving. 2. Associating with negative people. They will slow you down and taint your progress during the season. Keep your distance…
Being too cautious or hesitant. Being better in practice than in a game or tournament. Poor body language. Undermining your own potential. Low confidence. Very nervous before games, getting set, or pre whistle. Easily distracted during games. Struggles to bounce back after errors/mistakes. Too critical of yourself and obsessing about being perfect. Not aggressive or…
1. Indifference/Apathy – Wayne Gretzky said “The highest compliment you could pay me is that I work hard everyday, and never dog it.” Caring day in and day out is what makes great players. There’s no room for these feelings of indifference. If you want to develop your skills and improve your performance always put…