Hockey Tough
Human Kinetics Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7360-5123-1 (ISBN)
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No hockey player can reach his full potential without mastering the mental side of the sport. "Hockey Tough" provides players and coaches proven methods for mastering the mental side of the game. Author Saul Miller shares the psychological training and emotional management techniques he has successfully taught individual hockey players and teams for over 20 years. This volume presents mental exercises and assignments to help players: develop a winning attitude on and off the ice; stay focused to execute skills and tactics; maintain the mental stamina required in this physically demanding sport; overcome emotional fatigue and physical aches and pains to perform at the highest level throughout the season; manage their anger to avoid costly penalties in crucial game situations; and develop the discipline and tenacity to force and capitalize on opponents' mistakes.
For the past 25 years Dr. Saul Miller's coaching expertise has been helping individual athletes, teams, and coaches perform at the top of their game. Dr. Miller holds a PhD in clinical psychology and is the author of five books. He is registered as a psychologist, clinical counselor, and mental trainer. Miller has worked in more than 25 sports with Olympic and professional athletes and teams from the NHL, NFL, CFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, PGA Tour, in Canada and the United States. One of North America's most experienced sport psychologists, Miller has helped his clients set world records and win championships and gold medals. Miller is a member of the Coaching Association of Canada and the American Psychological Association. In his free time, he enjoys exhibiting his paintings, walking, and spending time with his wife, Laara Maxwell, at their home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Miller can be reached through his Web site at www.saulmiller.com.
Managing the mental game; thinking in the power zone; imaging with impact; controlling emotions - composure and power; winning hockey attitude; making the cut; playing a winning team game; making the most of different strokes; scoring with an offensive mind-set; defending and checking tough; stoning the opposition; battling through injury and fatigue.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.2003 |
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| Vorwort | Mark Messier |
| Zusatzinfo | 15 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white halftones |
| Verlagsort | Champaign |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7360-5123-6 / 0736051236 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7360-5123-1 / 9780736051231 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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