Kevin Neeld — Hockey Training, Sports Performance, & Sports Science

Skating Speed & Rotational Power Development

It’s been almost 10 months since I last sent out a newsletter. At the end of last Summer, I was fortunate to be offered a new position as the Head Performance Coach with the Boston Bruins.

Between moving our family across the country and getting acclimated to a new position/organization, I haven’t had as much time as I’d like for, well, just about anything else!

That said, after several years of work (and thanks to the tireless efforts of my co-author Travis Pollen), I’m extremely excited to announce that I’ll be releasing a new book “Speed Training for Hockey” at the end of this week.

I’ll have more details about the book, including a special announcement for newsletter subscribers, on Saturday.

In anticipation of the release, I’ll be sharing a few articles highlighting important elements of effective speed training programs throughout the week.

To kick things off, I want to share an interview I did with SimpliFaster a few months back. In the interview, we discussed:

  • Key strength and functional qualities that make players fast on the ice
  • Differences between off- and on-ice speed
  • How to approach “specificity” of skating patterns through off-ice training
  • The greatest training need of ice hockey players
  • How movement screens should REALLY be used to impact performance
  • Rotational power training for hockey

You can access the interview here: Skating Speed and Rotational Power Development with Kevin Neeld

Feel free to post any questions you have in the comments section below.

To your success,

Kevin Neeld
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Kevin Neeld

Kevin Neeld Knows Hockey

Kevin has rapidly established himself as a leader in the field of physical preparation and sports science for ice hockey. He is currently the Head Performance Coach for the Boston Bruins, where he oversees all aspects of designing and implementing the team’s performance training program, as well as monitoring the players’ performance, workload and recovery. Prior to Boston, Kevin spent 2 years as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Sharks after serving as the Director of Performance at Endeavor Sports Performance in Pitman, NJ. He also spent 5 years as a Strength and Conditioning Coach with USA Hockey’s Women’s Olympic Hockey Team, and has been an invited speaker at conferences hosted by the NHL, NSCA, and USA Hockey.