Written on , by Maurice Wilson
I never stressed winning. I wanted the score to be an end result of practice. –John Wooden After several years of emphasizing process-oriented thinking as opposed to result-oriented competition I realized that it was time to determine what is the process. What are the components that helped take our varsity women’s curling team to two Continue Reading
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With the lack of NHL hockey on television this fall, it has given many of us the opportunity to watch some important events in other sports, and, possibly, take in some lessons in their outcomes. Over the past few weeks there have been some wonderful examples of how the stress of competition has influenced athletes’ Continue Reading
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Last week, during my own club game, I was reminded in the 3rd end why a preshot routine is critical to a sound curling delivery. With my first stone of the 3rd end, I became distracted while cleaning my stone. Then, rather than placing the stone precisely in front of my hack foot with the Continue Reading
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Issues with team dynamics and team building are often the most demanding module of High Performance clinics. I believe this is the result of people creating obstacles for themselves and in turn, inhibiting their quest for excellence due to these impediments. Therefore, the process of helping people get to their next stage of excellence can Continue Reading
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Performance has been described in many ways throughout the years. Each has its merits and brings light to the murky situation of analyzing a concept that has so many intangibles. For our purposes, I’m going to use the formula that I feel best illustrates these hard-to-grasps. Team Canada coach and team leader, Jim Waite, has Continue Reading
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HPC coaches can assist you with mental preparation, stress management techniques, the use of imagery, dynamic stretching, and other topics.