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I think to add to the travel/comfort one - there's possibly also some advantage to doing all your matchday prep in a familiar environment where you spend a lot

by smcl 6y ago

I think to add to the travel/comfort one - there's possibly also some advantage to doing all your matchday prep in a familiar environment where you spend a lot of time. I know from playing hockey as a student I felt much more calm and loose getting ready, warming up etc at our "home" facilities (where we'd train every week and play every other week) than doing the same at some other location (which we might only visit once a year). Something about the foreign surroundings can put you a little on edge or distract you. Maybe the difference is minimal and melts away after the first ~15 minutes when you get into the game, but you can yourself into quite a big hole in the first 15 minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRx3KrQ83mc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRx3KrQ83mc)

remarkEon 6y ago
It's going to be an interesting natural (unnatural?) experiment to watch with NHL playoffs, with the teams playing in the "Bubble" in Edmonton and Toronto. No crowds, no noise, no pump-up-music. Would probably feel closer to an outdoor game.
- huffmsa 6y ago
  But not the outdoor games they play in football stadiums. Went to one. Was way Wilder than a typical hockey game
  - smcl 6y ago
    I must confess that the Hockey I played was much less cool than Ice Hockey :-)
mrunkel 6y ago
Thanks for the video. I still have no idea of the rules, but it was fun to watch nevertheless.
- smcl 6y ago
  Yeah it was a bit of a rollercoaster :-) I feel the same way with NFL, it's impressive and I like to see it but really I don't know what's going on tactically