Domenic DiVincentiis is a prospect for the Winnipeg Jets, who currently just finished his first season in the AHL for the Manitoba Moose. Over the past six years, he’s worked with Dr. Cassidy Preston to help give him a mental edge on and off the ice as he continues to climb the ranks.
In this interview from Aug 2023, Dom discusses how he has personalized his mental game to work for him. He shares insights into his mindset and the lessons he learned that helped him earn the OHL goalie of the year and sign his entry level deal with the Winnipeg Jets.
Here’s what you’ll discover:
- Overcoming adversity: Dom’s story of resilience and how he turned challenges into opportunities.
- Prioritizing mindset: How focusing on mental strength led to unexpected achievements.
- The why behind the goals: Dom’s approach to staying motivated and driven.
- Battling overthinking: Practical strategies for staying present and avoiding predictions.
- Personal scorecard: Dom’s secret to maintaining peak performance both on and off the ice.
- Laser focus: How to handle distractions and setbacks with unwavering determination.
Whether you’re an athlete, coach, or parent, Dom’s insights on mental performance are a game-changer. Don’t miss this episode as we go “Beyond the Xs and Os” to unlock success in sports and life.
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The Beyond the X’s & O’s Podcast is hosted by Dr. Cassidy Preston, a Mental Performance Coach & founder of CEP Mindset, & Chris De Piero, a High-Performance Coach that has spent the past 30+ years in the game of hockey within the NHL, Hockey Canada, OHL, and European pro hockey. Cassidy is one of Chris’ former players where they won OPJHL Championship together in 2006. This podcast was born from their shared passion for helping coaches and leaders to go Beyond the X’s & O’s and develop the ‘human’ skills of leadership. Outside of the podcast they work together at CEP Mindset where they coach elite athletes, coaches, teams, and high-performing executives to achieve Consistent Elite Performance.
Blair has over 13 years of experience as a Professional Dancer, Assistant Dance Captain & Cast Manager, as well as an additional 17 years of training. Over the last 3 decades, she has lived and experienced first hand the highest of highs & lowest of lows that come with pursuing a career in the Performing Arts.
Sean Mahoney is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and a Master’s candidate in the Sport and Performance Psychology program at the University of Denver. For as long as he can remember, Sean has been fascinated by human performance and how to gain an edge over the competition. For most of his athletic career, he focused on the physical aspect of performance but neglected the mental. Because of this, he struggled with performance anxiety, focus issues, and limiting beliefs pertaining to confidence and self-doubt. His lack of focus on optimizing his mental game prevented him from reaching his full potential.
As a former member of McMaster University’s women’s soccer team, Emilie intimately understands the demands and challenges athletes face on and off the field. Although she encountered many challenges as a high-level athlete, particularly struggling with self-doubt and overthinking, Emilie was able to make a remarkable transformation when she began to embrace the principles of sports psychology.
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