"There is no position in sports as noble as goaltending." - Vladislav Tretiak
Always remember, it's not the critic that counts. This applies to goaltending but also applies to everything. Believe in yourself.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” -
―Theodore Roosevelt
ACTIVITY: Learning to Juggle
Using your Entire Brain: 9 Elements
The 9 elements create a framework that activates the entire brain. The are broken into 3 categories (essential, organization & action). Remember, you can use this framework to learn anything or master any skill (even your school subjects, school projects and especially mathematics!):
Remember, you can use this framework to learn anything or master any skill.
Even fractions!
Essential Elements:
Teamwork: Who is on your team? What is your role? Who is genuinely invested in your success? How can you have become the best teammate to ensure success? Teamwork is vital to the success of any activity.
Attitude: If you think you can, if you think you can't, either way you are right. Attitude is everything. Look at ways to challenge your perspective. What can you control?
Building Language IQ: When you start any new activity, you begin to learn the language associated with the activity. This is how you begin to build and expand your IQ.
Organization
Objective & Level: Do you want to learn to juggle for fun? Do you want to learn to juggle to improve your hand-eye coordination? Do you want to challenge world records? Do you want to become a professional? Identifying your objective and level you want to achieve is an important part of learning.
Valuing Knowledge: What does juggling mean to you? If you value the activity, this will effect your commitment.
Planning Strategies: Here is an example of one strategy. You are encouraged to explore and discover new strategies. Here is one to get you started:
Action
Practice Sessions and Games: This is where you actually engage in the activity. Your objectives will change. Follow the steps, adjust your strategies, and always seek new information from different sources, you are building your IQ. Remember, there is no such thing as failure. You only fail if you give up completely.
Skill Development: Practice, practice, practice. Plan your strategy. The best way to learn this activity is in short sessions broken down step by step. Until you are able to perform the task. There is no substitution for hard work.
Manipulating Resources: One of the most important elements to learning something new is adapting the resources you have available to you. This will effect your ability to master the activity.
That's it.
The rest is up to you.
These elements can be applied to anything.
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