Aug. 10, 2023

The Ride To The Rink - The Power of Positivity and Team Support For Goalies

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What if a simple tap on the pads and a few words of encouragement could make all the difference to a goalie's game? It's not all about what has happened on the ice, it's what is going to happen next. Join us as we chat with the Goalie Doctors, Matt Tendler and Mitch Harris, who share invaluable advice on how to keep your goalie in the game. They’re not just discussing techniques and strategies but highlighting the importance of team support and positive reinforcement in boosting a goalie's performance.

Drawing from their own experiences, Tendler and Harris delve into how to handle the pressure and bounce back after a bad goal. From using personal mantras to reset the brain, to the role supportive teammates play, they offer insights on maintaining composure during tough times. Additionally, they emphasize the fact that a goalie's performance can significantly be enhanced by positivity and encouragement, both from oneself and from teammates.

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Hello hockey skaters and goalies around the world, and welcome to another edition of the ride to the rink.

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Today we have the goalie doctors on, matt Tenler and Mitch Harris, to discuss with us for a few minutes about the importance of supporting your goalie when they're having a good game or when they're having a bad game.

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Take it away, guys, speaking directly to youth hockey players what is the best way to respond to a goal tender who's having a great game or a goalie who's having a bad game?

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You should kind of treat them the same way.

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Just like anything else.

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If they're doing well, give them a top on the pads, give them some encouragement.

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If they're not doing as well, give them a top on the pads and give them some encouragement, because ultimately, at the end of the day, the jobs want to stay the same and whether or not you're stopping Pox or you're not, it's not about what has happened, it's what is going to happen.

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What is next?

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We need that next save, we need that next stop.

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So, as a teammate, you're trying to help.

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I would say propel your teammate, your goal tender, to make that next save.

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And I don't know about anybody else, but whenever I get someone telling me all the things I've done wrong or all the mistakes that I've made, it's hard for me to focus on what's coming next instead of hey, we got you, we got this, we're going to pull you out, make that next save, we're coming back.

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Anything that is positive, anything that can be deemed as encouragement, I think is the perfect way to do it.

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Yeah, I think Matt hit the nail on the head, especially when the goalie is having a tough day.

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It's go over.

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Give him a pat on the pads and basically we got the next one, don't worry about it, we'll get that one back.

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For you it's not a big deal.

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Keep it simple, though it's not like oh, you should have done this, you should have done that.

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Like I said, keep it really really simple.

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When a goalie is playing well, I'm actually a little bit on the opposite side Give him a pat on the tap on the pads and let him be Like he's kind of in his own, just kind of.

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Let him do his thing and let it right out the game, and then you can celebrate after them when the game's over.

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We talked about what the teammates can do for the goalie, but it's also important for what the goalie can do for himself.

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All right, and Mitch, you know I used to tell myself you know, stick down, gloves up, play.

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You know, have fun.

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And Mitch has a similar saying right.

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So you know.

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And sometimes goalies just need that short little mantra where that, you know, the affirmation statement where you can tell yourself you know, in a hard time like this is what you need to do to reset the brain and get back to it.

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You know I led up a bad goal.

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You know what I would use a skateboard to board, get back to my net, stick down, gloves up, let's go have some fun and let's get back to work.

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And that was a good way for me just to kind of reset my mind and reset my.

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You know my process, but it does help when you have good supportive teammates that are going to come up to you top on the pad and say I got the next one for you.

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We'll get school belly out.

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It's always helpful too.

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All right.

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That's going to do it for this edition of the ride to the rink.

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Make sure you listen to our full show our kids play hockey or our kids play goal.

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You can listen to those wherever podcasts can be heard, but we want to thank you so much for listening to this one, this ride to the rink.

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Go out there, have a great day and skate on.