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

Top Hockey Training Posts of 2011

Today we’ll wrap up the “2011 Review Week” with the top hockey training, player development, and hockey nutrition posts of 2011. Before we get to that, don’t forget to check out the two previous posts:

  1. 2011 in Review
  2. Top Athletic Development Posts of 2011

Without further ado, here are the Top Hockey Training posts of 2011!

Top 5 Hockey Nutrition Posts:

5) UCAN Break Carbohydrate Dependence

4) Hockey Nutrition: Supplements

3) Hockey Nutrition: In-Season Eating

2) Weight Gain for Hockey Players

1) NO-Xplode Exposed

Top 10 Hockey Training and Player Development Posts:

10) Three Things Every Hockey Player Should Own

9) Hip Assessment for Hockey Players

8) 3 Things Hockey Parents Should Know from David Lasnier

7) Early Off-Season Hockey Training

6) The Truth About Practice: The 10,ooo Hour Rule

5) In-Season Hockey Training

4) 3 Lessons for Hockey Parents from the NHL

3) Hockey Development Resistance

2) The State of Youth Hockey

…And the #1 Hockey Training Post of 2011 is…drum roll please…

1) Play the Underdog

Before we wrap up the 2011 review, I think it is worth pointing out that one of the most highly viewed posts of 2011 was written in 2010! If you missed this when it was first written, check out what is one of the Top 5 most popular posts I’ve EVER written.

Read the post here >> The Truth About Sidney Crosby

Please pass this along to your friends and family! Thanks again for being a loyal reader over the last year. I’m looking forward to an exciting year ahead and continuing to get to know you better!

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.