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Performance & Sport Psychology for Hockey Players
The draft year is a pivotal time for hockey players, filled with both opportunity and pressure. That’s why we have partnered with Pursue You Psychotherapy, a virtual psychotherapy clinic that offers sports psychology services to help athletes build mental resilience, sharpen focus, and manage the unique challenges of this critical stage in your career.
Common Challenges a Player in Their Draft Year Might Face:
- Performance anxiety during key evaluations and games
- Balancing the expectations of coaches, scouts, and family
- Managing self-doubt, fear of injury, or the impact of setbacks
- Staying focused under intense scrutiny
- Managing the demanding schedules of practices, games, schoolwork, and maintain a social life
How Pursue You Psychotherapy Helps:
Pursue You Psychotherapy offers tailored mental health and performance services for athletes. Their goal is to provide the tools and strategies you need to build resilience, manage pressure, and excel on and off the ice.
Services:
5-Session Performance Program: $1000.00
This focused program is ideal for players looking to enhance their mental game in a structured, time-efficient way. Through their five targeted sessions, you’ll develop:
- Techniques to manage performance anxiety.
- Skills for staying focused during high-stakes moments.
- Personalized routines for pre-game preparation and post-game recovery.
- Confidence-building strategies to handle setbacks and maintain peak performance.
Session Breakdown:
Session 1: Assessment, Goal Setting & Improving Concentration
Session 2: Reducing Stress & Increasing Confidence
Session 3: Reducing Performance Anxiety
Session 4: Overcoming Mental Blocks & Self-Limiting Beliefs
Session 5: Enhancing Mental Toughness & Resilience
Ongoing Therapy with a Sports Therapist: $180 per session
For players seeking continuous support, Pursue You Psychotherapy offers ongoing therapy tailored to your unique needs. Working one-on-one with a sports therapist, you’ll:
- Explore and address underlying stressors or challenges affecting your performance
- Learn tools to balance hockey with school, social obligations, and personal life
- Build resilience to handle the pressures of scouts, coaches, and competition
- Create a long-term mental health plan to support your athletic and personal goals
This service allows for a deeper, more personalized approach, giving you the mental tools to navigate challenges and perform at your best throughout your hockey journey.
Insurance Coverage:
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The services at Pursue You Psychotherapy are provided by a Registered Psychotherapist, and therefore, may be covered under your private insurance plan.
The impact sports psychology has had on elite athletes:
Sports psychology is increasingly recognized as a critical tool for professional athletes, including NHL players, to optimize performance. Many top athletes, such as Nathan Mackinnon, Auston Matthews, Stuart Skinner, etc. credit sports psychology for their mental resilience and ability to overcome setbacks during high-stress moments, like the Stanley Cup playoffs. NHL organizations and individual players use mental skills training to enhance focus, manage anxiety, and maintain composure under pressure. Techniques like visualization, process-oriented mantras, and relaxation exercises are common tools that sports psychologists provide.
These mental strategies are not just for recovery but also for maintaining consistent performance, especially during playoffs where the stakes and pressure are significantly higher. NHL players and elite athletes often integrate these mental tools into their overall training regimens, emphasizing that mental conditioning is as crucial as physical conditioning for achieving and sustaining success.
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A subscription to TheScout.ca earns you a 5% discount for all services with Pursue of You - Psychotherapy. To redeem your discount, please email tsdotca@gmail.com to receive your discount code.
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