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UNLOCK YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL THROUGH MENTAL CONDITIONING

Mindfulness Training For The Competitive Athlete

Increase awareness, harness instincts, develop the right habits, and condition your mind to reach peak performance. For players to reach their full potential, they must make mental conditioning an integral part of their training regimen. By increasing awareness, harnessing your instincts, developing the right habits, and conditioning your mind, you will reach peak performance as an athlete and a person.

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Vinny Malts Joins Edmonton Oilers Player Development Staff

By marisamalts | Sep 11, 2024
Our very own Vinny Malts, founder of Bloodline Hockey, has been appointed to the Edmonton Oilers’ Player Development Staff. This new role with an NHL organization is not only a major career milestone for Vinny but also a testament to his dedication to the mental and performance development of athletes. For over 30 years, Vinny…
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Atlantic Affiliate welcomes Vince Malts to Player Development Program as Director of Mindset & Performance

By marisamalts | Jul 30, 2024
“HO-HO-KUS, N.J. – The Atlantic Affiliate is thrilled to announce the appointment of Vince Malts as the new Director of Mindset & Performance for the USA Hockey Player Development Program in the footprint. Malts brings a wealth of experience and a unique skill set to the department, solidifying the affiliate’s commitment to enhancing player and…
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Bloodline’s Noah Powell Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers

By marisamalts | Jul 23, 2024
At Bloodline Hockey, we strive to empower athletes to achieve their ultimate potential through the power of mental performance. Today, we are excited to share the news of Noah Powell’s selection in the 2024 NHL Draft. Drafted 148 overall by the Philadelphia Flyers, Noah’s journey from a young player to an NHL draftee is a…
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The Impact of Showcasing Young Talent: A Call for a Balanced Approach on Social Media

By marisamalts | Jul 16, 2024
Today, I want to share some thoughts on a trend I’ve noticed in youth sports, particularly hockey, and its potential long-term impacts on our players, their families, and the sport. I recently watched the Brick Invitational Tournament, where the best 10-year-old hockey players from different regions compete. While it’s impressive to see such young talent…
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The Power of ACTION over Analysis

By marisamalts | Jan 17, 2024
In the world of extraordinary performers and leaders, a recent insight from one of our Evolving Athletes family members sheds light on the importance of perspective, especially during challenging phases of the hockey season. The wisdom shared emphasizes the potential pitfalls of fixating on the “WHY” behind every feeling, as it can often lead to…
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The Truth About Unlocking More Playing Time

By marisamalts | Jan 15, 2024
In the realm of hockey, understanding why playing time may be elusive is a challenge every player faces. The journey to optimal performance often lies in asking the right questions. In our latest video, we delve into three fundamental questions that ANY player, irrespective of skill level, can pose when trying to unlock more playing…
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I got into it with my daughter this morning at bre I got into it with my daughter this morning at breakfast. Won’t get into the details. Doesn’t matter. What matters is I was wrong…As usual😜 She went off to camp. We didn’t fix it. And I sat in that for a while this morning, not liking it one bit. Then my phone goes off. One of our players sends me a note. “Was listening to @wingmenpod this morning with Abbey Murphy and she gives you a nice shout out.” I watch this clip. Humbling. Grateful. Didn’t expect it☺️ And here’s the part I am reminded of in this moment… This clip didn’t just make me feel good. It shifted my mindset. Within seconds I went from overthinking what happened to texting my daughter and owning my part. Still haven’t heard back from her. Wonder where she gets that from LOL It was cool to observe how my energy changed. My perspective changed. I got pulled straight into love and support mode instead of sitting and thinking more about it. This is what the game gives us the opportunity to do💯 It reaches you sideways. Never in a straight line. One of the players I coached for years sends a clip. One of the players I spent time working with in Edmonton says something kind on a podcast. And a guy who does this for a living gets snapped back into seeing his own life clearly. I train mindset. I’m not above needing the reminder. Nobody is. That’s the whole point. We don’t do this work so we never fall out of alignment. We do it so we can find our way back to our commitments faster. And we always find our way back through people #iykyk #caseinpoint @abbeyy18murphyy you’re a beast😍 Watching you bring that courage and confidence into an NHL camp was one of the highlights of my summer. You handled it like a pro, and you didn’t back down from the challenge, which was incredible to witness firsthand. Big things are clearly coming for you as a player. But I see even bigger things coming for you as a human being!! Your impact will be felt far beyond the game. Thank you for the unreal thoughts🙏 They meant a lot more than usual today❤️ #play4THATfeeling
Kobe didn’t say he trained harder than everybody Kobe didn’t say he trained harder than everybody. He said he knew exactly what he was looking for🎯 That’s the difference. When you know what you want, the world becomes your library. Every practice. Every game on TV. Every rep somebody takes in front of you. It’s all information — but only if you know what you’re looking for. So be honest: Are you looking for what you need to see, or are you just looking around at what everybody else sees? How long have you actually been disciplined at thinking about your craft? Not just this week. Not just the last few months of training. How much time do you spend assessing & figuring out your real strengths and your real weaknesses? Kobe knew his vertical was 40, not 46. He knew he was quick, but not insanely quick. So he leaned on skill. He leaned on angles. He leaned on studying. He got honest about what he could and could not do, then he built around it. Can you do that? Can you sit with what you’re not, without flinching? And here’s the one most players skip. Do you study the game? Because that’s what this is. A game. If all you do is train for it and you never actually learn what it is — the reads, the spacing, the situations, why the good ones are always a step early — what was all that training for? You can be the best conditioned player on the ice and still be lost out there. Train for the game. Study the game. Develop your thinking — your thought process. Do you think about how others think, so you can learn how to think how they don’t think? It’s as simple as that #play4THATfeeling 🎥: @motiversity
12 years ago today many of us got the worst call o 12 years ago today many of us got the worst call of our lives. Always thinking about you Baby Rhino😔 #rip #littlebrother
Hate is easy. Anger is easy. Screaming is easy. Th Hate is easy. Anger is easy. Screaming is easy. There’s nothing challenging about any of it — which is exactly why it’s the default in most rooms. Let me be clear about what I’m not saying. Suffering is not the goal. Hardship by itself doesn’t build anybody — plenty of people suffer and just get harder. The alignment is the point; the suffering is the toll you pay to get there. And hard that you choose is a completely different thing from hard that somebody puts on you to prove a point. That second one has never been love. Here’s the part most people miss when they hear “lead with love.” They think it means soft. It doesn’t. Love is also the hard conversation. It’s telling a guy the truth about his game when it would be easier to let it slide. It’s holding the standard when it costs you the relationship for a week. It’s benching someone you care about because the team needs it and you’re the one who has to live with how he looks at you after. That’s not the absence of demand — that’s demand delivered by someone who’s actually invested in what happens to you. The difference between love and control was never the intensity. It’s who the demand is for. If it’s for the player, that’s love. If it’s for your ego, your record, or your need to be obeyed, that’s something else and everyone in the room can feel which one it is #iykyk I know the pushback: plenty of elite performers were coached by people who screamed, and they won. True. Fear works — fast. What it costs you is the last five percent. The guy who tells you he’s hurt instead of hiding it. The honest answer in the video room. The team that keeps competing when it’s down two games and nobody’s watching. You can win without those things. You just can’t do it twice. Anyone can #love a team that’s winning. The question is whether you can still feel good about each other when things are bad. That’s the differentiator. And loving it on your own is one thing — loving it with others who love it the same way is a completely different ballgame. #play4THATfeeling
How much of what you’re building is actually bas How much of what you’re building is actually based on what you know to be true about yourself? And how much of it is based on who you think you’re supposed to be? Are you trying to build an identity that naturally aligns with who you are? Or are you trying to build an identity around who you think you are? That’s a major distinction. Because the more you know who you are, the faster your brain moves. The faster your development gets going. The faster your confidence gets built. And the faster you can move toward the level you want to achieve. Think about it: What do you KNOW about your game? What do you KNOW about the way you compete? What do you KNOW about the type of player you naturally are? What do you KNOW about what brings out your best? And where are you still guessing? Because you’re going to think plenty. We think all the time. But there’s a difference between thinking through the game and constantly trying to figure out who you are while you’re playing it. The more you know, the less friction there is. The less noise. The less guessing. And that doesn’t mean your identity becomes fixed. It means you have something real to build from. You can grow. You can adapt. You can add layers to your game. But you’re building from something you KNOW rather than constantly chasing something you think you’re supposed to become. So maybe the question isn’t only: Who do you want to become? Maybe it starts with: What do you already KNOW to be true about who you are? Build from there. I KNOW > I think. It’s as simple as that #iykyk 🎥: @atlanticdistricthockey Pee Wee Quebec
Grateful for the time to learn and share #mindset Grateful for the time to learn and share #mindset performance with the 🇺🇸 @atlanticdistricthockey Pee Wee Quebec team yesterday❤️ A new coaching paradigm may be on the horizon with Coach @acaneezy11 #iykyk
Happy used to be my girlfriend day😍 #datenight Happy used to be my girlfriend day😍 #datenight
Just start… It’s as simple as that #play4TH Just start… It’s as simple as that #play4THATfeeling
Page 6. The Book on Mindset. “If you don’t t Page 6. The Book on Mindset. “If you don’t take control of your own thinking, the world will be more than happy to take control of it for you.” Every time I read that line to a room of players, it goes silent. A silence that is felt by all the minds present. They already know it’s true. They just haven’t had the words to say it out loud yet. That’s why the mechanism behind mindset performance matters. The environments they compete in demand a mind that can adapt on its own to the challenging conditions laid out in front of it. A mind that has its own thought processing system in place. Either we practice learning how to control our narrative. Or the world will be more than happy to take control of it for you. It’s as simple as that #iykyk Book link in bio👆
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