Monthly Archives: June 2011

Goalie-Specific Hockey Training

Goalie-Specific Hockey Training

Every now and then I’ll get a question from a colleague about what goalie-specific training I’m doing. A more fundamental question is, “what, if any, special considerations does the goalie position warrant?” This question spawns a continuum with two different extremes: Extreme 1: Goalies do not need any specific work and should just do everything… Read more

Hip Assessment for Hockey Players

Hip Assessment for Hockey Players

A couple day’s back, I proposed the idea that the underlying assumption that hockey players (and athletes in general) are structurally and neurologically symmetrical was grossly misguided. In fact, structural asymmetries in conjunction with asymmetrical movement tendencies can be an underlying factor in a lot of the dysfunction our players present with and in common… Read more

Become a Hockey Training Rockstar-Part 2

Become a Hockey Training Rockstar-Part 2

Welcome back for Part 2 of “Become a Hockey Training Rockstar.” If you missed Part 1, you can check it out here: Become a Hockey Training Rockstar-Part 1 Before I jump into the final three tips, I want to let you know that I started a new group on LinkedIn called “Hockey Training“. If you… Read more