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Pure or natural motivation comes from being focused and excited about what you are doing. This is the motivation we want to foster in our athletes. It leads to fun, excitement and joy at playing the game they love.

Have you thought about what the word 'mindset' means? There are several different aspects to it that can mean success or failure, depending on how you approach noticing what's happening with your child.

It costs a lot to kit your child out to play hockey. And yet what if you put a price on the hours of fun and enjoyment they get from doing it. Wouldn't that amount to much more than the outlay for the gear?

Why do young players quit at the age of 15? It might not be what you think and yet if we change the way we encourage these hockey players, who knows what they can go on to achieve if they go on to play past this age.

As a parent you may underestimate the power of your child's peers on their performance. I've talked separately about bullies and how they make your child feel in relation to their abilities, but what about their peers. Those school mates, friends even who are part of their every day. We often see those children as such a normal part of our child's life that we don't stop to think about how what they say or do, impacts our son or daughter. The Positive Impact of Peer Pressure Let's first dive into the positive impact of having these peers in their...