The Dynamics of Half-Time

Citation

Wright J (2026) The Dynamics of Half-Time. The Hockey Site, The Hockey Site website, 01.05.2026.

Abstract
Written by Ernst Baart The Hockey Site. Halftime is short, emotional and high stakes. The best halftime is calm rather than chaotic, structured rather than improvised, and shared rather than monologued. Build the language of your halftime in training, manage your own emotions before you try to manage anyone else’s, give players a small window to land and refuel, and pick the few messages that genuinely move the needle in the second half. Less is almost always more.