Mistake Reset Protocol
Attitude
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Teach players to maintain a positive, forward-focused attitude immediately after making a mistake during a puck-skill drill.
What you need
- hockey stick
- puck
- ice
Your focus
Negative reactions to mistakes , head-dropping, stick-slamming, blaming others , are early warning signs of attitude problems that compound under competitive pressure. Teaching a structured reset response keeps attitude positive and performance high. This habit becomes automatic with repetition and carries directly into games.
Run any standard passing or stickhandling drill.
When a player makes an error, coach blows whistle and calls 'reset.'
The player must immediately make eye contact with the coach, say 'next play,' and get back to ready position.
Coach immediately gives the player another chance at the same skill to finish on a positive.
Helpful cues
- Head up, mistakes are part of learning
- Your body language tells your teammates your attitude
- One breath, one word, back in the game
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Coach uses a verbal prompt ('What do we say?') to remind players of the reset phrase
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Add the next challenge
Practice the reset during a live small-area game with real competitive pressureNo account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.