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The Bloodline

Philosophy

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.

The Bloodline

Mission

Our mission is to enable good hockey players to become great players by unleashing their true potential through mental conditioning training.

Our Team

Vinny Malts

Founder / Coach

Who We Work With

Our Services

mindSET Method ™

Private Coaching

Keynote Speaking

Team/Organization Consulting 

Testimonials

I have been dialed in.

Jared S. | Athlete

I Know

Remmy M. | Athlete

It has translated onto the ice.

Ian D. | Athlete

My self awareness has completely changed.

Bryce H. | Athlete

I have a conscious mind.

Nick S. | Athlete

More confident and focused

Steve N. | Director of Yale Jr Bulldogs

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Did you know that during random moments of my day, Did you know that during random moments of my day, I play? I was inspired to share this after having a fun conversation with my brother @connorcarrick the other day. This is something I’ve been practicing pretty regularly over the last few years of my life. No one knows I actually do it. Now you do😜 My own wife doesn’t even know that I randomly do this throughout the day in our house. She is actually learning this as she reads this post — I haven’t told her yet🤣 I do this for about 20 to 30 seconds at a clip, randomly throughout the day, for a total of about two to three minutes most days. Sometimes it’s stepping. Sometimes it’s dangling. Sometimes it’s shadow boxing, or some other natural expression. It works my feet. It works my ability to move and control my body. And most importantly — it works my playfulness muscle. Every time I start to play around with these movements I’m not thinking about a pattern or a plan I have to follow. I’m just thinking about random creative ways to play with my body. Now the cool irony is every time I go through one of these patterns I feel this sense of silliness… What if my wife catches me bouncing around right now randomly in the bathroom? Why am I playing like a child right now? What will people think from me posting about something I’ve been doing privately? That discomfort is the point. Be silly. Share what you think is weird. Feel the connection to what is random and how you get judged favorably or unfavorably for what you share about your own weirdness. Silliness and randomness is a natural portal to the human spirit. It’s as simple as that. #play4THATfeeling
One of the things that fascinates me is how often One of the things that fascinates me is how often I hear great players talk about this. They ALL agree the mental part is more important than the physical. Not some. ALL who we have supported and continue to support. Why is it that they feel this way? At its root, great players are constantly thinking. Great players are constantly learning how to manage their emotions because they’re being challenged by so many different parts of the game and they want to handle those challenges with a greater peace of mind. That’s the difference. They think about how to be better and they work on their mental thought processing and their emotional reactions because they know those are the core tenets that change the way they express their greatness in the game. It fascinates me how much the great players believe in the importance of developing your mental and emotional capabilities, and yet we still have entire athletic industries out there thinking that developing the mind is only for those who are “messed up.” “Hey Vinny - please call this guy. He’s messed up.” The mental work IS the performance work. The separation between those two ideas is the problem. #iykyk p.s. This interview between Tom Brady and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an absolute master class in mindset and performance for highly competitive athletes who are chasing greatness💯
“Are you doing your part?” When Rod Brind’A “Are you doing your part?” When Rod Brind’Amour asks this, he isn’t asking what you need to do. He’s asking something harder. There’s a difference between what I need to do and what my part is for the team. One #mindset points inward — my minutes, my numbers, my success. The other helps you consider others who play with you: what does this team need from me, and am I actually giving them that best part of me? Most players live in the first one. They’re so locked into producing for themselves that they never stop to ask what they’re producing for everyone else. Same effort. Completely different question. And here’s the part that stays with me — you already know the answer. Nobody has to tell you whether you’ve been doing your part. You feel it. The best players don’t need more advice on what to think or how to act. They already know the answer to the test. What they’re missing isn’t information — it’s the skill to trust the answer they already have #iykyk So the real question was never “what do I do now?” It’s: am I willing to be honest about the answer I already know is true? #play4THATfeeling 🎥: @coachajkings
Do you plant your flag in neutrality🤔 Do you plant your flag in neutrality🤔
Truer words have never been spoken about coaching Truer words have never been spoken about coaching today’s player. The greatest coaches understand exactly what John Tortorella shared here. Clear the obstacles. Provide the guardrails to get them back on the tracks of who they naturally are when they drift. Get out of their way and let the boys play. It’s as simple as that. #play4THATfeeling
“Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is t “Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years.” ~ Simone Signoret #iykyk Happy Anniversary my Queen😍🥰
Carolina didn’t lose who they are last night. Th Carolina didn’t lose who they are last night. They lost their rhythm and timing. Here’s the real test in Game 2: if Carolina stays true to their identity and stays collectively sound in their timing and rhythm, they’re going to be fine. You saw it early last night. Hard-nosed, collectively there, all over Montreal. If they get away from that and start playing more individual, trying to be more skilled, trying to play Montreal’s style of game, they’re in trouble. Your thought process will never be faster than your belief system #this If they decide to change their identity because they think, not believe, the other team’s identity is better to play against, Montreal will own them mentally. Because now you’re playing their game instead of your own. That never works…in a sustainable way #iykyk #mindset isn’t individual as a pro. It’s collective. Last night showed us exactly why. In real time. Will be fun to see what the mental adjustment looks like and how they settle back in. #play4THATfeeling #nhlplayoffs
We consistently tell our players they are literall We consistently tell our players they are literally one thought away from changing their lives. It was pretty cool to hear this story from Coach Martin St. Louis — how he realized he was giving the NHL too much credit. I had a similar moment in my own career developing mindset performance in this field. I realized I was giving the NHL way too much credit for my ability as a mindset performance coach, and the second I saw that clearly, the game literally changed for me #iykyk The other lesson I love here is how influence leads to perspective. I find it fascinating that St. Louis’ mom consistently influenced him to believe he was going to show everybody — that everything was going to be fine. That #mindset influence eventually led to a moment where he transformed in an instant and realized he had been allowing others to dictate his own thought process and belief system. This is what every world-class, high-performing, champion minded human eventually figures out: your thought process will never be faster than YOUR belief system #facts If someone else is dictating what you believe about yourself, and what you believe about your current reality, you have no shot at reaching the potential only you know exists. Are you working on finding that moment where you finally believe in your own thought process? Or — are you still outsourcing your thought process to what someone else believes about you? #play4THATfeeling 🎥: @spittinchiclets

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