Reddit reviews The Power Within: Discovering the Path to Elite Goaltending
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The book The Power Within goes over this well.
I just finished reading Backstrom's interview and he talks about letting go of goals by having a routine after a goal is scored where he gives himself a few seconds to reflect on what he could have done differently then he moves on to focus on the next shot.
He also talks about gaining confidence from good preparation. He feels if he has put the work in before hand he has done everything he can to succeed and feels less pressure.
Elliot also talks about having the same routine after a goal against and a goal for. Helps him stay level headed and focus on the most important shot; the next one.
Perhaps consider picking up some reading material - I'd suggest this book which is in my home, that both myself and my boy have read... Solid read. Goaltending is the toughest position in sports...
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https://www.amazon.ca/Power-Within-Discovering-Elite-Goaltending/dp/1494358840
If anyone in this thread is a goalie (or I mean, quite frankly, it's a good book in general), I'd highly recommend reading The Power Within, which a goalie scout co-authored and also interviewed a few NHL goalies. They talk about the flow and how one can get into it if they have problems with that.
>The book includes exclusive and personal interviews with Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators), Niklas Backstrom (Minnesota Wild), Marty Turco (Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins), Tomas Vokoun (Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins), Brian Elliott (St. Louis Blues), Richard Bachman (Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers), and Chris Mason (Winnipeg Jets). It also includes interviews with two master goalie coaches, Mitch Korn (Nashville Predators) and Erik Granqvist (Farjestad – Swedish Hockey League). A special thanks to all 10 elite goaltenders and goalie coaches for their willingness to participate in this book.