Are NERVES making you mess up TOO MANY PLAYS?

Why do you play SCARED on the ice?

Most players would say I'm afraid of making mistakes in a shift. Bad Turnovers. Missed Shots.

But it's the CONSEQUENCES of those mistakes that you're ACTUALLY afraid of.

Whether it be external consequences like being benched, being yelled at.

Or internal consequences. Because you're attached to how you see yourself so TIGHTLY with how you play. Every missed chance or bad pass makes you doubt yourself, and THAT feeling is what you try to avoid.