what to do about slumps

Yeah, I know exactly how you are feeling. I've had a terrible summer in nets. I found a rest from the game helps, and I personally go see my goalie coach, and it always seems to help. Not everyone has that luxury though.

yeah maybe my vacation this week will help

Originally Posted by jmkeeler

yeah maybe my vacation this week will help

I've just had 15 days off, I'm hoping that's going to help. My knee sure feels better. :)

i kinda go a little crazy when i hit a slump. this past year i started out like 12 straigh twins and then i had a 6 game losing streak and i all of a sudden got superstious. I was wearing different masks, changing the way i wore my c/a, got rid of my thigh boards. it was really bad but i finally won again and kinda got out of the slump. i gotta admit it was 95 percent my mental approach (although i was blaming it on my equipment).

Originally Posted by jmkeeler

i ve been playing goal for about 8 months now and just started in a league...well i havent won a game yet, which isnt the biggest problem. recently i feel like the more i play the worse i get. has anyone else experienced this kind of slump and how do you deal with it. this is my first real slump in goal and i need to climb out any pointers would be great

8 months is a short time. You are learning the position and may not win a game for a while. :( That's okay. It's not an easy position. How many players go on without a goal or assist?
Work on things that give you problems. Consider it a plus when you block shots that were a problem before. You learn from your mistakes.

what caveman said. i forgot to mention part of slumps is the team may also lose confidence in its ability to win. when they are on a winning streak it seems like they can't lose and on a losing streak it seems like they can't do anything right which eats away at the teams confidence that it has the ability to win.

I found that if I try to think of everything I need to do in net....I stink but if I just play and have fun not too many get by...crazy? I know.

ya for sure just have fun. just take it one shot at a time and don't worry about anything else.