In reflection of Canterbury and their starter, Kindler's, form, it's worth noting that even if you had a bad game you shouldn't let it shell shock you (even though that's a terrible metaphor). Everyone makes mistakes, that's life! Personally I wouldn't call it a mistake, it's a lesson, you learn from it and move on. You don't reach the heights without a few trip ups. You shouldn't focus too much on it or dwell on it or keep thinking it over and over. If you haven't known what loss is and how to fight to win, you don't know how to win. And it's the learning process that makes you into the mountain climber and world beater, in goalkeeping, or anything. I think perfection isn't the right word for it. In writing you perfect the art but there's always going to be some miniscule error or grammar change required etc.
You can't be over critical. There's a right time to be mindful and self critical. But beating yourself up isn't going to change things, in fact, it'll just make them worse. Focus on the positives and get back in the saddle so to speak.
A bad game is like a bad day at the office, hence the title. You might end up in one (I'm working in one at the moment - ssh!) and you can have your fair share of bad days at the office. Stuff happens, nuff said. But you can't dwell on the past. The table topping champion teams and most consistent goalkeepers, they take each game as it comes. They break down the game into the minutes and the seconds and they focus on doing their best minute by minute each half, rather than focusing on too much all at once and drifting off. To the detriment of their own performance and consequently their team's.
The difference between a champion and a standard goalie, like a sub-par in golf, is hard work. Just because you play behind a good team doesn't mean you're the best thing since sliced bread, especially if you're not being tested. But . And all the same, tomorrow is another day. Refocus, retune, put it to bed (stop having those nightmares especially!), forgive, forget, move on... it's in the past, tomorrow's another day . Being a goalkeeper and a good one at that is at being consistent, not about producing the most spectacular saves, it's playing strongly every single game!
And your team want you to play well. For your own good and theirs! And worrying about losing, or the fear of further mistakes, that is just going to hold you back. They don't want their goalie to get the sulks or hang their head (like Johnny Cash's lyrics) for no reason! Show that you want it, want to move on and work hard on the training ground and at the pitch and put in the effort and they'll soon get behind you . Remember: it's a team game after all! If they feel you put in a good performance, and they weren't getting enough chances at the other end, then they'll know it was a shared blame, not all yours! You can't shoulder the blame if the team can't score!!
As they say in football (soccer), it's about winning your personal battles. Worry about your game (but not in a bad way i.e. getting worked up!) and let them worry about theirs. If they're criticising you wrongly, then they're wrong, but keep on plugging away and winning your battle against the opposition forwards.
So yeah, just remember: you do your bit, do it well, and they can worry about their own! Even if you played well the week before, the weekend offers a new game and you still have to go out there and show you've got it. Use it as a motivator, not the other way round! As they say in football, you're only as good as you're last game, but maybe it should be you're only as good as your present form. The past doesn't always reflet everything, the future is now! And so on... show put it into action in your goalie life too!!!!
You can't be over critical. There's a right time to be mindful and self critical. But beating yourself up isn't going to change things, in fact, it'll just make them worse. Focus on the positives and get back in the saddle so to speak.
A bad game is like a bad day at the office, hence the title. You might end up in one (I'm working in one at the moment - ssh!) and you can have your fair share of bad days at the office. Stuff happens, nuff said. But you can't dwell on the past. The table topping champion teams and most consistent goalkeepers, they take each game as it comes. They break down the game into the minutes and the seconds and they focus on doing their best minute by minute each half, rather than focusing on too much all at once and drifting off. To the detriment of their own performance and consequently their team's.
The difference between a champion and a standard goalie, like a sub-par in golf, is hard work. Just because you play behind a good team doesn't mean you're the best thing since sliced bread, especially if you're not being tested. But . And all the same, tomorrow is another day. Refocus, retune, put it to bed (stop having those nightmares especially!), forgive, forget, move on... it's in the past, tomorrow's another day . Being a goalkeeper and a good one at that is at being consistent, not about producing the most spectacular saves, it's playing strongly every single game!
And your team want you to play well. For your own good and theirs! And worrying about losing, or the fear of further mistakes, that is just going to hold you back. They don't want their goalie to get the sulks or hang their head (like Johnny Cash's lyrics) for no reason! Show that you want it, want to move on and work hard on the training ground and at the pitch and put in the effort and they'll soon get behind you . Remember: it's a team game after all! If they feel you put in a good performance, and they weren't getting enough chances at the other end, then they'll know it was a shared blame, not all yours! You can't shoulder the blame if the team can't score!!
As they say in football (soccer), it's about winning your personal battles. Worry about your game (but not in a bad way i.e. getting worked up!) and let them worry about theirs. If they're criticising you wrongly, then they're wrong, but keep on plugging away and winning your battle against the opposition forwards.
So yeah, just remember: you do your bit, do it well, and they can worry about their own! Even if you played well the week before, the weekend offers a new game and you still have to go out there and show you've got it. Use it as a motivator, not the other way round! As they say in football, you're only as good as you're last game, but maybe it should be you're only as good as your present form. The past doesn't always reflet everything, the future is now! And so on... show put it into action in your goalie life too!!!!
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