Comments on: Fear is NOT a Motivator

By: Julia Michaels

Julia Michaels — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:40:41 +0000

starting jv as a seventh grader was pretty scary in itself, i was so afraid i didnt even want to show up to practice. then one day my mom made me and i figured that these girls werent much older than me and i was missing out on a lot of fun. fear was really holding me back and i am glad that i overcame it.

By: Kathy Benezra

Kathy Benezra — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:50:22 +0000

Great article. I believe confidence is key and believing in yourself also. With those the fear goes away.

By: goalieguru

goalieguru — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:02:31 +0000

Jonny that is a GREAT point! Wasn’t really thinking about that. Was thinking more from a physical/danger perspective. Will post my thoughts on that later.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:06:14 +0000

Fear CAN motivate….If it is fear of failure.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:12:04 +0000

I had one coach who would always hit me on the foot/toes in warm up – sometimes 3 or 4 times. It really hurt, and made stepping to those low shots hard (mentally). In the end I tried focusing on getting my stick to those low ones, before the ball hit my foot. It really helped improve my reflexes overall as well.