Here are some tips about tryouts in general which includes some notions even if one does not make it "yet"!!! These are also very good and basic notions for getting primed for "any sort of test". (Like final exams even!?)
#1. Prepare as best you can: (The more you do the more confident you will be and the more confident you are - the more FUN you will have, you will be relaxed and you WILL perform better!)
a) Mentally: Make sure you "know" what you need to know. About game - about team philosophy - about system - about coaches, etc. Do some research. Do your homework. Explore! With the Internet - there is very you little you can't find out!
b) Physically: Be FIT. Be Rested. Be Hydrated. Be fed. Be "ready". Take care of your body - it's your engine that will be running your performance. Make sure it's tuned and fully fueled with the best "petrol" you can put in it!
c) Emotionally: Be positive. Be confident. Be poised. Be strong. Commit to doing your very best and then "let go". You can relax by "knowing" that you can and will GIVE your best - having prepared as BEST you can. Then relax. One way to help do that is "detach" yourself of the outcome. While you REALLY want to make the team and it may make a BIG difference if you don't -- you will still be "alive" and able to pursue other things. i.e. it won't be the end of the world. SO JUST RELAX - this will allow you to perform "better"... if you make it you make it -- if you don't - there will be other things you can DO... (This is not giving up - this is about not WEIGHING you down with worry!!)
d) Spiritually: Along similar lines to emotion - you must be "psyched UP". You must be pumped, enthusiastic, positive. You must be FULL OF SPIRIT. Regardless of your skill(s) and how you fit in - if you SHOW high spirits (having fun, smiling, relaxed) during the tryouts - YOU WILL BE NOTICED. Many coaches LOVE ENERGY. SPIRIT is best shown THROUGH energy. They can ALWAYS work on skills and teaching... but if a player has no drive (regardless of talent) it's real hard for a coach to work with that. SO HAVE FUN - show it off. Talk it up out there. Be loose. Encourage others. SHOW SPIRIT!
#2. Another thing you can do to boost your stock is to go to the tryout with a "plan" or "vision" in your mind. Take time before going out on ice to VISUALIZE how you will perform - skating, shooting, passing, stick handling, hitting. SEE THIS IN YOUR MIND'S EYE before hand. It will help you "think less" and DO MORE while on the ice. Think of the best games you played, the best moves you made, the best hits you've thrown, etc. Relive these over and over. It will build your confidence and that will build your spirit. Also when you visualize (all good athletes do this before EVERY performance) - don't dwell on the "how's" too much ... see yourself doing the great plays - but leave the "hows" to your training and practice times over the years. TRUST THAT! Also, always finish your sessions with SEEING yourself after having SUCCESS -- i.e. making the team - wearing game day shirt and tie, or jersey, or team jacket. Taking the bus to games... skating in rinks "on the road" ... you must see yourself as HAVING MADE THE TEAM - or having REACHED your goal... NO ROOM FOR DOUBT - this builds the confidence... and helps remove 'fear - worry'....
3. Finally - FEAR NOT! The worse thing that can happen (typically) is you DON'T make the team - but that will not end your life. SO relax AND HAVE FUN with it. Once you are on the ice -- just "show off" the BEST VERSION of yourself as a hockey player and let the coaches decide. Don't be afraid to chatter it up, to help your mates BE BETTER, to be tough and even "intimidate" - but with a smile... Hockey is often times considered 75-90% about confidence. EXUDE CONFIDENCE! PREPARE WELL ... be healthy and HAVE FUN! BELIEVE YOU WILL MAKE IT... (but move on if you don't!)
Make Sense?
Good luck with the puck!
Martial
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