Armia at his best would change this team so much. Sad he can’t find any sort of consistency
JediMasterZao
Armia is so frustrating to watch. Dude can take over games easily, can play an extremely strong 200ft game, own the PK by himself and has a fucking cannon of a shot… yet somehow, it rarely ever comes together and SOMEHOW when it does, he immediately gets injured.
NtBtFan
anecdotally speaking the best way to build his confidence seems to be to put the puck in his feet and have 3-4 guys hook and slash at him.
he just turns into a tasmanian devil-like cloud of body parts and hockey equipment, and the puck progresses up the ice and often into the net.
>If athletes can perform well in practice, but can’t take it to the field, course, or court, it’s likely that anxiety, tension, or fear is getting in the way. The ability to take your “practice game” to competition is critical to your success sport.
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>**Fear of failure is the biggest reason athletes choke** under pressure. Athletes worry about outcomes. Worrying about results and what might happen if they fail is a big source of pressure for athletes.
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>“**We often get in our own way.** Precisely because our worries cause us to concentrate too much. We pay too much attention to what we are doing. When we are concerned about doing our best, we often try and control aspects of what we are doing that are best left on autopilot, outside conscious awareness, and as a result, we mess up,” Beilock said in her TED talk about why people choke under pressure.
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>When in the zone, athletes are able to react intuitively based on their practice–they can let it happen instead of force it to happen. But when athletes are afraid to fail or disappoint others, it’s hard to let go and just trust in their skills. This leads to worrying about making mistakes, playing tentatively and safe during competition.
I remember earlier this season Marty said he told Armia to ‘go out there and have fun’. That’s the key I think, try to stop him from worrying so much and just focus on having fun on the ice. Get him to rely on his instinct, instead of overthinking his plays. Always loved Armia and I’m so irritated when fans and media are shitting on him for a perceived lack of caring or efforts. It’s not that he’s not trying, it’s not a lack of work ethics. The problem seems to be that he worries too much about performing well and ironically it’s making him perform less.
greasydrg
I hope we don’t buy him out this summer, unless we have big plans for that cap space. He’s an enigma, that’s for sure, but he’s a trade deadline « darling », if you will. These are the kinds of player who teams will pay for, IF he’s healthy.
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Armia at his best would change this team so much. Sad he can’t find any sort of consistency
Armia is so frustrating to watch. Dude can take over games easily, can play an extremely strong 200ft game, own the PK by himself and has a fucking cannon of a shot… yet somehow, it rarely ever comes together and SOMEHOW when it does, he immediately gets injured.
anecdotally speaking the best way to build his confidence seems to be to put the puck in his feet and have 3-4 guys hook and slash at him.
he just turns into a tasmanian devil-like cloud of body parts and hockey equipment, and the puck progresses up the ice and often into the net.
For those interested, here’s an interesting article on the subject: [https://www.peaksports.com/why-athletes-choke-under-pressure/](https://www.peaksports.com/why-athletes-choke-under-pressure/)
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>If athletes can perform well in practice, but can’t take it to the field, course, or court, it’s likely that anxiety, tension, or fear is getting in the way. The ability to take your “practice game” to competition is critical to your success sport.
​
>**Fear of failure is the biggest reason athletes choke** under pressure. Athletes worry about outcomes. Worrying about results and what might happen if they fail is a big source of pressure for athletes.
​
>“**We often get in our own way.** Precisely because our worries cause us to concentrate too much. We pay too much attention to what we are doing. When we are concerned about doing our best, we often try and control aspects of what we are doing that are best left on autopilot, outside conscious awareness, and as a result, we mess up,” Beilock said in her TED talk about why people choke under pressure.
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>When in the zone, athletes are able to react intuitively based on their practice–they can let it happen instead of force it to happen. But when athletes are afraid to fail or disappoint others, it’s hard to let go and just trust in their skills. This leads to worrying about making mistakes, playing tentatively and safe during competition.
I remember earlier this season Marty said he told Armia to ‘go out there and have fun’. That’s the key I think, try to stop him from worrying so much and just focus on having fun on the ice. Get him to rely on his instinct, instead of overthinking his plays. Always loved Armia and I’m so irritated when fans and media are shitting on him for a perceived lack of caring or efforts. It’s not that he’s not trying, it’s not a lack of work ethics. The problem seems to be that he worries too much about performing well and ironically it’s making him perform less.
I hope we don’t buy him out this summer, unless we have big plans for that cap space. He’s an enigma, that’s for sure, but he’s a trade deadline « darling », if you will. These are the kinds of player who teams will pay for, IF he’s healthy.
Good message from Martin St.Louis here.