Parent Segment
Parents: How anger affects our goaltender–and our role as parents in supporting our goalie.
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Key Takeaways
- Anger has proven negative links to goaltender performance, making emotional control a measurable on-ice factor.
- Recognize that your reactions as a goalie parent—positive or negative—are visible to your child and can affect their mental state.
- Support your young goalie by modeling emotional regulation, especially during difficult moments in a game.
- Parental sideline behavior is part of a goaltender's development environment and should be treated with the same intentionality as technical training.
Episode Notes
In this week’s Parent Segment, presented by Stop It Goaltending U the App, we talk about downside of getting angry as a goalie — there are proven links to decreased performance — and why as parents it’s important to think about how we react while watching our young goalies.
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