We live in an era where the human genome has been mapped, gene cloning is available, and specific physical traits can be traced back to the presence or absence of specific genes. This is “nature”, or maybe more appropriately, mankind’s discovery and manipulation of it. In understanding how much peak performance in any category (physical, [...]

Although I tend to wear several hats, from an athletic development standpoint, my job essentially boils down to two primary responsibilities: Make sure athletes don’t get hurt Improve their performance Foundational to both of these goals is an understanding of regional interdependence. Regional interdependence  can be crudely defined as a phenomenon whereby one segment or [...]

Over the last week, I’ve released two videos on the most popular topics in hockey training. If you haven’t watched them yet, you can check them out here: Ultimate Hockey Training: Transitional Speed Training for Hockey Players Ultimate Hockey Training: Hockey Conditioning Today’s video discusses the most important components of an off-ice hockey training program. [...]

As part of the launch for Ultimate Hockey Training, I recorded a few videos that go into detail about specific components of off-ice training programs, as well as how to design a comprehensive hockey training program. This week I’ll be making these videos available to the public for the first time. A couple days ago, [...]

Last November I released my new book Ultimate Hockey Training, which reveals my year-round off-ice hockey training system for players at all levels. Since then, I’ve been humbled by the overwhelmingly positive feedback I’ve gotten from all the people that picked up a copy. As part of the launch for Ultimate Hockey Training, I recorded [...]