by Lisa Brown | Apr 29, 2010 | Mental Toughness
By Lisa Brown I personally think that most parents feel a very powerful desire to boost the confidence of their children. If you watch parents with their children, particularly after they’ve just played a ringette game or excelled at school, you can SEE IT. Maybe...
by Lisa Brown | Apr 29, 2010 | Mental Toughness
By Lisa Brown Q. How can I get my daughter to be more aggressive during ringette provincials? She’s talented, but sometimes she’s passive when she should just go for the ring. A. This is the question I’m asked most often by ringette parents. I love the question...
by Lisa Brown | Apr 29, 2010 | Mental Toughness
By Lisa Brown If you’re like me, ringette tryouts make you nervous. They can be ESPECIALLY nerve-racking if you have a new coach or team to impress. But, nerves can be a positive thing IF you know how to make them work for you. So I rounded up some good advice...
by Lisa Brown | Apr 29, 2010 | Goalie Tips
By Lisa Brown It’s called screening the goalie. You create a screen when your player stands in front of the other team’s goalie so she can’t see the shot. I’ll bet you’ve heard of it. BUT: I’ll also bet you aren’t using it as often as you could be. Even my team’s...
by Lisa Brown | Apr 29, 2010 | Goalie Tips
(Skaters, you might pick up a few ideas from this too!) One of the biggest challenges for goalies is to find the “sweet spot” in their crease. If you are a few inches too far out, players will deke your pants off. If you are a few inches too deep, players...
