Erica Rieder Talks Pro Hockey and Mental Toughness...

This week on the Beauties Podcast Addie and Cowie talk with Erica Rieder on her amazing pro hockey career with Modo for 3 seasons. Erica has mad the decisions to pursue Indoor track cycling in hopes to make the 2024 Canadian Olympic team that will be going to Paris!

Erica speaks about mental toughness in high performing sports and talks about choosing the challenge rather than running away from it

Extra words from Erica Rieder

“Choose the challenge.

Over the course of my hockey career, it was drive and determination that ultimately got me as far as I did. The will to battle, fight and compete in every moment, no matter the circumstance. In practice, in games, in the gym, even in team building activities, no matter where and no matter what, I competed to win. Why? Because competition is fun and because competing makes you a better teammate.  
Each individual player has the power to influence the team in some way. When you skate your fastest, shoot your hardest, and try your very best, you are being a good teammate, a determined competitor and a positive influence on those around you. Giving your best effort will push the limits of not only your own game, but your teammates’ as well and when everyone gets better individually, the team improves as a whole.  
Some of the most fun I had as a player was during the games that were fast, hard-fought, gritty battles. When my teammates and I wouldn’t take no for an answer. When we looked around the dressing room and knew without a doubt that we would all do our part to get the win.  
But that competitiveness and determination to win doesn’t just happen. It starts in practice and in how you choose to respond to challenging situations against your own teammates, in how you show up every day with a drive to be better than the day/practice/game before.  
Picture this: 1v1 drill. Forward vs Defence. You look up and you’re against a teammate that is better than you in some way.  
How many times have you tried to trade spots with another teammate in line? To have someone else step outside their comfort zone and push their limit to win that battle? 
Don’t worry, I have watched this happen countless times in my career.  
Here is something to remember. 
When this happens, when you line up against a teammate that may be better, faster, stronger than you, choose the challenge. Choose to keep your eyes forward, your feet planted in position and own the chance to get better.  
Because the magic of it all is that, over time, you will improve. You both will. And soon enough that 1v1 will turn into the best vs the best.   
And a team that never settles for anything less than the best version of themselves, is unstoppable.  
So, no matter what, always choose the challenge. 
You’ll thank yourself for it, trust me. 

Rieder”

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