How To Project and Earn Confidence
- Project confident body language after allowing a goal — teammates mirror what they see from their goalie.
- Never leave pucks in your net during practice, a habit Kim St-Pierre shared with Carey Price to reinforce a clear, stop-everything mindset.
- Earning teammate confidence starts in practice, not just in games.
- Kim St-Pierre, the first female goalie inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, used single words like 'confidence' written on her sticks as mindset reminders.
- A goalie's mental composure directly affects the team's belief — bad body language after a goal signals panic to the entire bench.
Kim St-Pierre recently became the first female goaltender to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, capping an impressive Team Canada career with saw her win three Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006, 2010) and five World Championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007), a gold medal at the 4 Nation’s Cup in 2010, and a Clarkson Cup CWHL Championship in 2011.
St. Pierre recently shared some advice on playing under pressure that included writing mindset reminders to herself on her sticks. One of the words she used regularly was “confidence,” so this week St. Pierre returns with more thoughts on both the importance of winning the confidence of teammates, and how to project confidence to those around you.
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