Adversity Dribble Course
Attitude
Legend
- player
- cones
- ball
- movement path
How it works
Simulate adversity within a dribbling course and practice maintaining a positive, composed attitude through setbacks.
What you need
- field hockey stick
- field hockey ball
- cones
Your focus
Elite athletes encounter adversity in every game; practicing the attitude response in training makes it a habit. Deliberately building frustration into a drill (intentional restarts, added time pressure) provides safe exposure to negative situations. Players who train their attitude response perform more consistently under pressure.
Design a challenging dribble course with tight cones; if a player touches a cone, they restart that section.
Coach adds verbal distractions or time countdowns to increase pressure.
After each mistake and restart, player must verbalize their reset cue aloud before continuing.
Complete the course 3 times; reflect on attitude quality after each attempt.
Goal
You've got it when you hit an obstacle in the course, reset without frustration, and finish the course at the same effort level you started with.
Helpful cues
- Control what you can control
- Your attitude is a weapon, use it
- Reset fast, stay present
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Remove the restart rule; only use positive affirmations.
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