I've lost my killers mentality on the hockey rink

[Floods7]

Let me explain myself.. I play college hockey and I feel like I’m losing my killers mentality. Let me explain myself.. I am 21 years old and in great shape. I lift 3-4 days a week and am on the ice 3-4 days as well. By far the best shape player on the team. But I am noticing that I am not going out there giving 110% nor am I doing whatever I can to get the puck. I used to plow through a guy, out skate the second and knock the shit out of whomever else was in my way. I don’t feel it anymore. Somewhat like Rocky in RockIII (hate to make the reference, but the Rocky series are my favorite) when Apollo says you lost the "eye of the tiger" I don’t feel like I can do it. When just a few years ago I would be out there giving them hell. I feel like I'm not playing with all heart. I used to play with nothing but heart and over the years it seemed it has slowly evaporated. When I was 18 I was destroying guys on the ice and now (21 yrs old) I'm slowing down. I feel like I'm loosing my killers mentality on the ice and possibly in life too...

In a sense I'm looking for the "eye of the tiger"

Happen to anyone else?

 

[maniclion]

Sounds like a mental block....you need to get inspired, watch some movies like Rocky that pump you up, get a few Hockey greatest hits and fights dvd's and watch them while drinking several beers.....the beer will focus on eating away at the block and the videos should help your mind pound at the block from the inside......by the time you're through all will be good again....

 

[tucker01]

Too much time training?

I don't know your experience, whenever I got on the ice when I was younger and playing more competitively I just entered a zone.