People, Participation, Progression, Performance in Hockey

High vs Low Performers

High performers use their energy to solve problems fast

Low performers use their energy complaining about the problem and blaming others

5 Hard Truths for players

1. No one owes you anything.
2. Nothing worth having comes easy.
3. Hard work is the price of admission.
4. Hard times create strong people.
5. Improvement has no offseason.

Its never that easy!!!

Effort

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve.

It does not matter whether you’re a Lion or a Gazelle when the sun comes up you better be running.

4 things that destroy player potential

1. False sense of role and ability (entitlement)
2. Unwillingness to sacrifice instant gratification for long-term results
3. Refusal to work on the uncomfortable
4. Inability to hear and accept the truth

An interesting latin phrase

Sumus Semper in cacas.
Tantum variat in profunditate et constantia