Overtime Attitude Audit
Attitude
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Build elite competitive attitude under maximum pressure by running a simulated overtime scenario and debriefing players on their attitude response.
What you need
- hockey stick
- puck
- ice
Your focus
Attitude is most tested when the stakes are highest and the outcome is uncertain , exactly the conditions of overtime. Practicing in simulated high-stakes scenarios allows players to experience pressure responses in a safe environment and consciously redirect attitude before habits form in games. Elite players are defined as much by their attitude under pressure as their skill.
Announce to the team that the next small-area game is sudden-death overtime, one goal wins.
Coach creates artificial pressure: count down loudly from 2 minutes, announce the score repeatedly.
Play the segment to conclusion.
Immediately after, coach pulls the team together for a 3-minute 'attitude audit', each player states one thing they did to help team attitude and one thing they would change.
Helpful cues
- Pressure reveals character, what did yours say today?
- Did you lift a teammate or drain energy from the group?
- Your attitude in overtime is a choice, practice making the right one
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Run the scenario without the countdown and debrief as a group rather than individually
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Add the next challenge
Add a penalty kill scenario within the overtime, defending team is shorthanded and must respond with attitude and compete level simultaneouslyNo 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.