Monthly Archives: March 2010

Hockey Conditioning: Shuttle Runs and Slideboards

Hockey Conditioning: Shuttle Runs and Slideboards

A couple days ago, I wrote a post on why hockey players shouldn’t use exercise bikes to condition. If you missed it, check it out here: Hockey Conditioning: To Bike or Not to Bike! So if you aren’t going to bike, what should you do? The main two conditioning modalities that I recommend are: Shuttle… Read more

Hockey Conditioning: To Bike or Not to Bike!

Hockey Conditioning: To Bike or Not to Bike!

In an interview I did with Maria Mountain, I told her that I never have my hockey players ride bikes. If you missed the interview, you can listen here: Hockey Training Interview with Maria Mountain Given traditional hockey training practices, this comes as a pretty big surprise to most players and coaches. Let’s take a… Read more

Innovative Practices in Strength and Conditioning

Innovative Practices in Strength and Conditioning

I just wanted to let you know that my presentation “Innovative Practices in Strength and Conditioning” is now available for you to watch at Strength and Conditioning Webinars. The presentation is jammed with great hockey training information that you won’t find anywhere else. I was all hopped up on caffeine and Olympic Hockey, so I… Read more

3 Tips from Olympic Hockey Players

3 Tips from Olympic Hockey Players

Sunday’s Olympic Gold Medal battle between the U.S. and Canada was one of the best hockey games I’ve ever seen. I was disappointed that the Americans couldn’t pull it out, but it’s hard to complain about a game like that. Hopefully the excitement will drive more deserved attention to the greatest sport on Earth (and… Read more