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Speed is the most highly sought after physical quality in sports. It’s a key quality that separates athletes competing at different levels (i.e. higher levels of competitions have faster players), and a major determinant of what makes an elite athlete at a given level. As athletes and coaches attempt to improve speed, it’s important to […]

In this episode, Maria Mountain, who specializes in goalie-specific training for hockey, shares her insights on: What makes the goalie position unique from forwards and defensemen and the implications this has for off-ice training Why certain methods lead to goalies “over pushing” and getting out of position, and specific strategies to fix the issue The […]

In this Metabolic Elite “whiteboard session”, I run through my model for speed development in ice hockey players, and provide a few examples of why hockey players need to do more than JUST run (or skate) sprints to get faster.  Check out the video below: To your success, Kevin Neeld P.S. If you’re interested in […]

In this clip from “Bruins Academy” Tim and Lebbossiere and I outline lower body strength training exercises youth hockey players can do with no equipment to help them get into and maintain deep skating positions and more powerful strides. If you’re interested, you can check out the full episode here: Bruins Academy (Season 9, Episode […]

A couple months back, I flew out to Texas for a Metabolic Elite board meeting. While we were there, we recorded several podcasts that are now available. In this episode, Mike Potenza (back in the NHL as Director of High Performance with the San Jose Sharks after spending two seasons as the Director of Performance […]

Speed training is critical for hockey players. While it’s important to emphasize traditional acceleration drills in an off-ice training program, speed is expressed in sport through a variety of transitional patterns. In this quick segment Tim Lebbossiere and I filmed for “Bruins Academy”, we go over 3 speed training drills youth hockey players can do […]

In this episode, Vicki Bendus shares incredible insights into speed training for hockey, including: Key findings from her research on identifying the most impactful physical factors and related off-ice tests for on-ice speed Speed profiling strategies to identify where a player ranks relative to their peers and what qualities they need to improve to maximize […]

Isometric exercises are one of the more powerful and under-utilized training strategies available to athletes, especially in-season. I recently wrote an article for Metabolic Elite discussing three isometric training methods, how they benefit performance, and how to appropriately perform them. Check it out at the link below: Click here to read: Maximizing Adaptation while Minimizing […]

Over the last few years, balancing my work and family schedules has led to me consuming a lot more audio books and podcasts than I did earlier in my career. While there are a lot of great podcasts out there, I find that that many are (WAY) too long and/or fall short on practical application. […]

Check out this short clip from “Bruins Academy” where  Tim Lebbossiere and I discuss two exercise variations hockey players at all ages can do to improve their upper body strength. If you’re interested, you can check out the full episode here: Bruins Academy (Season 9, Episode 7) Feel free to post any comments/questions below. If […]