Tag Archives: mental toughness

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

All athletes have to deal with stressful situations that can negatively impact their ability to perform in a given situation, by making it difficult to focus on those things that are required for optimal execution. This issue is always more pronounced in the most important competitive situations. Like all skills, the techniques that assist with Continue Reading

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

The following table outlines the current fee schedule for the different sessions offered by the Centre. All fees are subject to change. For on-ice sessions, adult, junior and bantam members of the K-W Granite Club receive a $10 discount from the published fees ($40 per rink). Individual sessions are also available. On-ice sessions for individuals Continue Reading