Episode 79: I Never Had One-on-One's (w/ Princeton’s Chris Reiniger)

One Princeton player's path - and why more isn't always better.

Recorded on location at Princeton's summer hockey camp, Scott and Jamie sit down with Princeton defenseman Chris Reiniger to talk about the path from Maryland youth hockey to South Kent, the Chicago Steel, and eventually Division I hockey at Princeton.

Chris talks candidly about starting hockey late, the sacrifices that nearly made him walk away from the game, and why finding the right environment helped keep his love for hockey alive. He also shares why he never did one-on-one training growing up, prefers competitive group sessions, and believes too much extra hockey can become exactly that...too much.

The conversation also gets into the jump from AAA to prep to juniors and college, mental performance and visualization, managing Princeton academics, and what life as a D1 athlete actually looks like.

In this episode:

Why he nearly questioned whether hockey was worth the sacrifice
The massive jump from juniors to college hockey
Visualization, confidence, and avoiding the “energy vampire”
Balancing hockey, academics, and life at Princeton

This one gives hockey parents something they don't hear enough: there isn't one required development formula for getting to the next level.

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