Tim Lebbossiere interviews Matt Korthuis, a former professional hockey player turned mental performance coach. They discuss the importance of mental training in sports, particularly in hockey, and how it can significantly impact players' confidence and performance. Matt shares strategies for building confidence through self-awareness, positive self-talk, and visualization techniques. He emphasizes the need for consistency in mental training, likening it to physical training, and highlights the role of meditation in enhancing focus and presence during games. The conversation also touches on the challenges of aligning coaching styles with modern mental training practices.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Mental Performance Coaching
03:02 Building Confidence Through Mental Training
05:52 The Importance of Positive Self-Talk
09:00 Visualization Techniques for Success
11:50 Meditation and Focus in Sports
14:53 The Role of Coaches in Mental Training

Tim Lebbossiere sits down with Maria Mountain, an esteemed exercise physiologist and goalie training consultant, to explore what it takes to excel in the crease. They dive into the key attributes of successful goalies, the critical role of consistent training, and best practices for optimizing in-season goalie development. Maria offers expert insights on building strength from the inside out, addressing the unique conditioning requirements of goalies, and tailoring training programs to individual needs. The discussion highlights the importance of mobility and stability in a goalie’s performance, with Maria sharing actionable advice for both coaches and athletes aiming to elevate their game.

Here are some takeaways from the podcast:

-Successful goalies love the game and are motivated by it.
-Consistency in training is key to success.
-Goalies need to focus on prehab mobility and functional strength.
-Building strength from the inside out is crucial for goalies.
-Mobility training is as important as strength training.
-Conditioning for goalies differs significantly from skaters.
-Bottom-up strength training can enhance performance.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Maria Mountain and Her Expertise
06:01 Building Strength from the Inside Out
11:46 Individualizing Training Programs for Goalies

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In this debut episode, we’re thrilled to welcome new podcast host Coach Tim Lebbossiere, Assistant Performance Coach for the Boston Bruins. Coach Tim kicks things off by introducing himself, answering listener questions, and sharing his expert insights into hockey performance.

He offers a glimpse into his coaching style and training methodologies, emphasizing the year-round importance of power and explosive work. Listeners will also gain actionable advice on in-season conditioning, structuring speed training, and optimizing pregame warm-ups to ensure peak on-ice performance.

This is just the beginning—new interview-style episodes with Coach Tim will be released monthly, each packed with valuable strategies and insights to help hockey players take their game to the next level!

Takeaways

• Power and explosive work should be emphasized year-round.
• Strength training has a longer residual effect than speed training.
• In-season conditioning should be tailored to ice time and player needs.
• Distance running may not be the best option for hockey players.
• Low-impact conditioning methods are preferable for hockey training.
• Goalies require different conditioning strategies than skaters.
• Speed work should be divided into acceleration, max velocity, and change of direction.
• Warm-ups should include mobility, activation, and neural activation components.
• Pregame lifting should focus on low volume to avoid fatigue.
• Individualized training is crucial for optimizing player performance.

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In this episode, I'm going to answer the question "Hey Coach, I got called up but I'm nervous. How can I be more confident playing up a level?"

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In this episode, I'm going to breakdown how viewing hockey as you would your job completely changes your outlook on what you need to do to get better.

When I was playing hockey as a teenager I had a part time job at McDonalds, knowing what I know now I would have treated the two exactly the same.

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In this episode, I'm going to breakdown how to translate dryland training to maximize your first-step quickness on the ice.

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In this episode, I'm going to run through eight different effective fat loss strategies for hockey players.

This one will completely avoid any form of calorie and macronutrient counting, so it's perfect for any youth hockey players who need to drop some body fat to improve their hockey performance.

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