Psychology: Planning for Pressure   x6
“Pressure isn’t having to make the putt to win a big money tournament. It is having to make the shot when you’ve got $20 on the match… and only $5 in your pocket”... 
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What is the most important attribute of an elite hockey player?
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Mental Strength |
57% |
Physical Strength |
7% |
Strength of Skills |
36% |
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This poll ran from Dec 5th, 2000 to Dec 31st, 2000
Total Votes: 14
Previous Polls / Results
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A look into the needs of injured athletes: Implications and recommendations  x6
Athletes are dependent on the optimal functioning of their physical skill, therefore sport injury can have a profound effect on the athlete...
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Training: Repetition speed, time, and cadence  x3
Speed refers to the distance traveled by a body per unit time. Time provides a measurement of a period during which an action...
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Training: Injury Prevention x7
Altering training protocol, as dictated by those into a periodization method of training, does not help prevent injuries. You do not avoid an injury simply...
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Explosive / Speed Training x16
For the past few years, speed training has become the new rave within the fitness industry; neatly fitting into the periodization model for supposed optimum...
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Health and Fitness: Resistance Training: Sport Specificity x10
Including specific resistance training exercises to enhance sport specific movements is utter absurdity. There are no degrees of specificity...
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Yoga for hockey: Posture # 2: Paschimothanasana x5
Sitting upright with legs straight out. Flex the feet back towards the body, keeping the big toes together. Inhale and lengthen the spine...
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Hockey: Can I Play While I Am Pregnant? x4
Read why the demanding sport of hockey is not recommended for pregnant women...
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Yoga for hockey. Posture #1: The Cobra x7
This is the first of a series postures that Annabel will be featuring in the Health and Fitness section...
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Yoga and how it can benefit the athlete x10
I’ve been involved in the hockey world since I was a child, both as a player and an observer. Sports has always been an essential part of my life and when I first...
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Basic Strength Programs III - Triset Circuit
Our third in a series of strength programs. Exercises arranged in groups of three to be time efficient.
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Body Image of a Field Hockey Player x87
Jessica Reed played top-level college NCAA field hockey for four years. She writes an honest, personal account of the difficulties associated with elite training and body image...
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Introduction: Basic Principles of Training x40
by Sean Campbell
Physical preparation for sport has become one of the key components for readying athletes for competition. The goal of physical training is...
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Balance Training: Month #2 x4
Our second in a series of high performance balance training. Now it's time to use your stick
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Balance Training: Month #1 x7
High performance training for hockey. Balance is the key for all sports. We start with the basics.
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Dietitians Promote Optimal Nutrition as Essential for Athletic Performance. x10
TORONTO - There is no doubt that what an athlete eats and drinks plays a significant role in performance...
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