"Many athletes go about their career’s not realizing the importance of being mentally strong. Coach Jones helped me understand that in order to play at my maximum ability, I needed to be confident, focused and prepared. This year he helped build my confidence through visualization, self-talk, and being able to focus during practices and games. 

    As a hockey goaltender my pregame routine is a key component for me being successful. Before every game and several practices I would throw a ball against the wall and catch it, something I’ve always done to prepare myself. Coach Jones made a minor adjustment to my warm-up, that didn’t seem like a huge difference, but drastically improved my game. He taught me how to use visualization to help build my confidence, create a game plan, and improve my focus.

Self-talk and the ability to re-focus were other techniques I was able to work on with Coach Jones. After getting scored on, instead of asking myself what I could have done better, I focused on saving the next shot. I knew working with Coach Jones that there would be plenty of time to figure out what I could improve on after the game, but during the game it was about staying focused and worrying about saving one shot at a time. 

I want to thank Coach Jones for helping improve my overall performance and consistency of play through his vast knowledge of mental training."