Killer Instinct in Sports is Good

• “The key is not the will to win. Everyone has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.”
• The killer instinct in sports is the drive. The motivating engine. “I can do better and I will do eveything I can to achieve it.”
• We talk about the killer instinct at AAA BU Camps AND at The Prague Tournament via our sport psychology talks
• We don’t talk about the killer instinct in terms of harming an opponent, we talk about as a positive trait that is necessary for athletes to reach their full potential
• Forget personal goals, points,  we train to WIN. Those things we just mentioned will come but NEVER FOCUS ON THOSE.
• We talk about winning. We train kids to think about winning. Talk about winning. Crave winning. It is not a rude word. The killer instinct in sports revolves around that word.
• We talk a lot about winning in Prague. We form teams of kids from all over The Nation. We are competing against the youth of Europe. Russia, Czech, Sweden… We travel a long way, not to lose but to win. Some of the European teams that we will face off against play together year round. The Czech Teams look like a team that Jagr grew up playing on. Eye opening to see how they train, play, compete. We are not sure they adhere to the birth year rules but they certainly make us adhere to them…Those of you who played for us last year know what I am talking about. The Czech refs were NOT in our favor. The Czech Teams looked like men, some teams beat us badly, that being said -we overcame and bonded and WON. All teams at least ended up 500. I am very proud. The competition was steep.
• We are putting together our teams NOW. We have a lot of repeat players which is AWESOME. We have booked the best hotel this year. The Hilton. We learned a lot last year. Picture below is some of the recovered lost equipment, which we got in time for everyone’s first game…
• We are very proud of this tournament and trip. We are happy folks are booking their own flights this year, that was a lot of the problem.
• Please email Jeff today, same as last year at this time,  our teams are almost full. We were able to ADD teams last year but the tournmanet has grown and we do not believe the tournament has room for us to add  teams again this year. We have asked.
• EMAIL JEFF SEROWIK  js@proambitions.com he is coaching the 05 team. NHL analyst Billy Jaffe is coaching the 04 Team again. We have college and professional coaches on deck for the other teams. Jeff will help you be placed on all teams. He is loving being the GM.
• SAMPLE DAY IN PRAGUE
• 7-9am breakfast at your leisure at The Hilton with omlette and pancake station-full American Breakfast. Coaches will be in dining room all morning for parents and players to chat with them.
• 10am bus departs for rink (parked out front of hotel) Coach Bus with your own tour guide for the week. Each team has their own coach/bus/and tour guide for the week. Lots of help and guidance. Very organized and well run.
• 1030am chalk talk and dynamic warm up on ice
• 11 30am game
• 1245pm  bus departs for team lunch at a restaurant on way to Concentration Camp Tour. This we added this excursion this year upon Billy Jaffe’s recomendation. Very emotional and an incredible lesson for all families to see.
• 300pm bus arrives back at hotel
• 400pm parents happy hour rooftop bar for all teams and coaches, fun part of every day, Prague known for it’s beer no preservatives no headache delicious even if you are not a beer drinker
• Dinner on your own
• We post schedules for all teams in the lobby of hotel and players and families will have them. There are rinks all over Prague and the outskirts of the city. The tournament utilizes all of them. 10 minutes-half hour drive.
• Games will be at different rinks and times daily.
• The location of The Hilton is excellent. Walk to old world Prague restaurants cafes and sites. Very excited to be at The Hilton on The River this summer.