A couple weeks ago Robbie Bourke from All Things Strength interviewed me for his site. In the interview I touched on: 1. The biggest problem with the strength and conditioning industry 2. What it’s like working with hockey players 3. Who has influenced me as a coach 4. How we can bridge the gap between [...]
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Hockey Training Stuff You Should Read
Between writing the blogs and newsletters for my site AND Endeavor’s site, I’ve been doing a lot of writing recently. Usually when I write, I try to not rehash on things I’ve already talked about. I’d hate for anyone to ever refer to me as monotonous. The other day I was rereading a few articles [...]
Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 3: Speed, Agility, Quickness and Conditioning
Most youth hockey programs get 1-2 hours a week for off-ice training. In the last two articles I’ve gone over dynamic warm-ups and core training, the most important two forms of training that every hockey player should be doing. Taken together, the warm-up and core training generally takes the first 15 minutes of each session. [...]
Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 2: Hockey Specific Core Training
There’s nothing more frustrating than spending countless hours working toward something, only to realize you haven’t made any progress. Actually, there is one thing: spending countless hours working toward something, only to realize you’ve actually been progressing in the WRONG direction! In the world of hockey training, crunches, sit-ups, and partner leg throw-downs predominate as [...]
Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 1: Developing an Effective Off-Ice Warm-Up
Hockey is the greatest sport on earth. Finally recognizing this, the number of youth hockey programs in the U.S. continues to grow rapidly. Characterized by rapid high-intensity movements, high velocities, and full-speed collisions, it’s not hard to see why off-ice training would be advantageous. With injuries such as “groin” pulls, hip flexor strains, sports hernias, [...]








