Not to worry Leaf fans ........

[dj1470]

All is well.

Burkie and Wilson had your boys playing a rousing game of dodgeball at practice today to "lighten" the mood.
You heard that right. Not working the PK or practicing backchecking or strategy to solve neutral zone problems BUT they played a really fun game of dodgeball! Watch out Ben Stiller the Leafs are coming!

According to TSN this will now solve all the Leafs woes.

 

[robycapone]

its called sports phychology ....

 

[dj1470]

its called sports phychology ....

really?
perhaps you meant "psychology"
and this is a pro sports team not my kids peewee rep team
pro athletes should be pros and work their problems not play silly kindergarten games

 

[robycapone]

forgive me for the spelling mistake.... im guggling 50thigns at one time....

they're still playing a KIDS GAME.... hence they MUST BE TREATED like CHILDREN from time to time....

i've worked in the professional sports industry for numerous years... they are hundred of different methods coaches use to get the best out of their players...

NFL, NHL, Euro FOOTBALL, it doesnt matter its all the same ..

it comes down to whats in the Players Head...

talent, and/or lack there of, can and will only get you so far....

you can only kick and scream grown men around for so long before they start to tune you out!!!!

 

[robycapone]

one more thing...

do you have any idea what kinda of games and 'fun' drills they've been doing in Every SINGLE professional sport???

for instance... In Brasil...

their football (soccer for you) coaches play samba music for their youth teams before practice... they round up all the players on the field...still having the music playing...then...they get the players to close their eyes and feel the beat...as they do this... he gives them a ball... gets them to open their eyes...and pass the ball to the beat... leaves them for a bit...then gets them to turn off the music and see if they can feel the rhythm...

also if hockey...in Russia...

when the Russians were dominating the world game (olympics and world championships) each one of their players played in a game of soccer in the change rooms before their hockey games...

gets their mind of the STRESS and such....

but you already knew that!

 

[lovelatinas]

Just think after that game against the Rangers on Saturday the Leafs will have a whole week off. They'll probably go on vacation to Hawaii when they should be doing drills in practice.