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Old 07-01-2008, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by shutout_9999 View Post
Hey 5-hole,

For the longest time my confidence seems to be shattered. For some reason I jsut don't believe I can stop the puck now, there are times will i'll get a "andrenlaine(sp)" boost and jsut rob everyone, but for the longest time i keep going back into these slumps that i never seem to come back out of. I know I have the talent to keep going and I've shown that I do, but something isn't clicking.

Any suggestions?
Shutout, thanks for writing.

As we all know, in the game of goaltending, confidence plays a large factor in our overall success each time we're on the ice.

Please refer to a few articles below that might shed some light on your issue.

1. Bandits advice: H. A. P.!

2. Consistent Practice Habits

3. Article: Keeping your head in the game

4. The 5 R's

After reading these articles, please go out and utilize some of the tools you've learned in these articles to your advantage and hopefully it will help break your mental "slump"!

Good luck and let me know how everything works out!
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