Superstition Ritual In Hockey

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Superstition Rituals Superstitions are the gateway to focus and concentration. Whenever I have a hockey game I spend all day preparing and doing my same 4 superstitions every single time. My first ritual is that I have to listen to the same music in car on the way to every game. The second ritual is the pregame warm up like doing the same stretches in the same order. Third I get dressed a certain way, wearing lucky underwear, socks, and shirts. And finally the last ritual is skating around during whistles. Listening to music is the time to start focusing and getting ready for the big game. It’s when I realize what is about to come my way. The purpose is to get me pumped and energized and overall in a better state of mind. I believe that listening to certain songs will be a possible outcome of the way I perform on the ice. I’ve listened to two of the same songs for the past three years because of this belief. …show more content…

All of this is the time when everyone is getting prepared for the upcoming game. We all get dressed up into our warm ups and get active before the game. Every single time I do the same set of stretches and movements before the game. Doing this also leads me to believe that it will improve my game. After warm ups I walk into the locker room to get out of my workout clothes, but only to get into my equipment. Even before leaving to go to the game I pick out what i'm gonna wear because I think certain clothes are lucky depending on the type of game i'm playing. The clothes are usually underwear, socks, and shirts; I choose these because i’ve done good while wearing them in the past and I just stick with them even till this day for that extra boost of confidence and

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