Bad Season

[Nic#19 0]

hey,

wat do you guys do when you get fustrated in games i always get fustrated and usually tak a bad penalty. i get fustrated with the coach and other players. i would hear shoot from a whole bunch of people on the bench then i get off and i hear "you have line mates you know". it is only AA and it seems i cant do nethign right. i am playing with the AAA team on sat night and the coach doesnt want me to cos we have a game the next night. grrr i dont know wat to do. wat would u guys do or how do u handle fustration.

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

Playing rep hockey is about self discipline, and no offence, but you seem to be lacking it. Blaming your line mates and coaches wont help, it will only make you worse off. Don't take stupid penalties because you yourself is frustrated. Use that anger as motivation. Try simplifing your game. When I am in a slump, I do this and I always seem to play better.

[crosskore 0]

When Iam in a slump I sulk around and get all mopey. I wouldnt suggest doing that.

[Aussie Joe 0]

Being in a slump is hard thing to live with. I know as I just got out of a 6 week goal scoring slump myself. Getting frustrated will cause you to lose focus and especially in clutch situations were "Instinct" is needed you will lose the edge.

One of my juniors was constantly getting pissed off at himself everytime he missed a goal. Having Athsma didn't help either. So I gave him simple relaxation excercises to do like when the play is stopped or hes finished his shift. For Eg. Closing your eyes and picturing a Brick wall. Count the bricks left to right. It sounds boring/stupid but It works. Matt's game has lifted and his Athsma has gone down in severity.

The above coupled with positive self talk will lift your game back upto standard.

[Eazy_b97 1]

You'll have to find something within yourself. The older you get the easier it'l be to control your emotions, but you still need to be incontrol of yourself and work on these things. What really helped me was laughing, everytimg I got into penalty trouble or something I'd smile and laugh. I'm a guy who takes alot of penalties and doesn't have a great rep with the officials. You'll need to find something within yourself, whether its counting backwards, looking at a brick wall, laughing, or whatever others come up with, you must remain constant and remember your playing because you enjoy it, and you shouldn't let anyone take that away from you.

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

you must remain constant and remember your playing because you enjoy it, and you shouldn't let anyone take that away from you.

This sentence is a beauty...

[Aussie Joe 0]

I've always got a smile on my face when I get into a penalty situation and joke with the refs usually. For eg I was given a 1.5 minor for boarding recently and my reply to the ref was "C'mon... It was a good hit??"...The ref smiled, lowered his voice a few bars and said "Yeah, but I had to call it" We both had a good chuckle about it afterwards.

[Eazy_b97 1]

As much as I sound like a Hippie, it's the only thing thats worked for me. Almost everyone just ends up playing Beer leagues anyways, why stress over this junk?

[lee92 2]

i'm in the worst slump u can imagine...final yr for high school, and i've yet to find the back of the net in 15 games. its unbelievable. instead of taking bad penalties, i usually just get off the ice and mope and swear. never does any good, but i couldn't really care when i'm playing like crap.

[predshockey17 0]

I think we have all hit a slump once in are playing days.

[predshockey17 0]

I remeber when I was 14( played for a few years before that) it took me 20 games to score a goal. For some reason I just couldn't put the puck in.

[lee92 2]

what i hate is when crappy players get so many lucky bounces. it drives me nuts how they can get like 5 solid whacks in front of the net, when i struggle to even get a shot

[all-star 0]

my worst slump was last year, well from what i can remember. when i went like 12 games without scoring, i had like 25 assis, but no goals.

[Irbe1 0]

When I slump, I just out out every shift and give everything I can, usually I'll do something right then slowly things get better. But if you are somebody who gives everything they've got every shift you are s.o.l. with that tactic. ;)

[biff44 0]

When the pros get into a slump, they go back to basics and just shoot hours of pucks a day unitl it goes away.

[7joe1 0]

Im in a bit of a slump right now...

Im playing on a new team and it seems that i have almost gotten worse since i got here. Maybe the competition is just better? I have been set back by injury and it is tough trying to prove yourself on a new team when you are injured at the start of a competitive season and put on a scrapper line.

Does anyone have any tips or experience with being in a slump and being put on a scrapper line and digging themselves out?

Note: I know this could be a new thread but it ties in with the whole 'bad season' theme

[Hockeyman9621 0]

you must remain constant and remember your playing because you enjoy it, and you shouldn't let anyone take that away from you.

This sentence is a beauty...

Yeah you should have told me that on monday eazy, if I didn't say anything to the ref I'd be in detroit with the AA team right now. :(

[MDE3 0]

The secret is almost the same every time..work hard....the expression "lose yourself in your work" could not ring truer. The more you work hard..focusing on the immediate game..and not just your part, you will start to forget about yourself.....when you forget about yourself, your game WILL come back. If you get down on yourself, and you begin to say things to yourself like "I suck" etc. that is just ego....and does nothing for you and focuses you on the negative, saps your drive, and further compounds your problems.....The harder you work, your teamates/coaches will see your response, and the good ones will certainly approve and continue to give you chances.

If there is a particular part of your game that has gone south, identify it, and work off rink or outside of practice to correct it....We all have gone through this, and the one thing I know for sure, is that the more negative and emotional you get, the worse it will become. By doing the extra work, you not only get more practice time, but you also build your self esteem. If it is a technical problem, ask a coach for help, or find an outside instructor...do not let pride get in your way. When you begin to realize that effort and work make the results happen, not just raw talent, then you will find that you not only have improved your game, but your character as well. Also it is easier to get excited about doing the extra practice as the results begin to show.

[biff44 0]

"The harder you work, the luckier you get"