I’m extremely excited about today’s post. As you may know, Mike Boyle has had an incredible influence on my career (See: What it Means to be a Boyle Guy). Since we first connected in 2007, he’s taught me a lot about designing programs and coaching. I also appreciate the trust he showed in me at […]
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6 AWESOME Nutrition Tips from Dr. Berardi
Today’s Thursday Throwback features 6 videos from Dr. John Berardi, the founder of Precision Nutrition. Dr. Berardi has been one of my go-to resources for nutrition information for the last 8 years. Not only does he stay on top of current research, but he’s the best in the industry at delivering nutrition information in a […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Apr 17, 2014
The Intern Ascension
Last week I wrote about a special opportunity for a young coach (or two) to gain a lot of quality experience working with the full spectrum of hockey players (See: Strength and Conditioning Internship), and have since gotten a lot of interest. In fact, one position has already been filled, so there’s only one left! […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Apr 16, 2014
Johnny Hockey, Off-Season Training, Hockey Training Seminar?
It’s been an exciting few days for our staff at Endeavor, and for the hockey world in general. On Friday night, our long-time training client Johnny Gaudreau won the Hobey Baker Award, signed with the Calgary Flames, and was immediately shipped out to Vancouver to prepare for his first NHL game ever on Sunday. The […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Apr 14, 2014
5-Day Body Weight Muscle Building Challenge
Last week I assessed one of the junior players I’ve trained for the last 4 years at Endeavor. He came in to get his assessment taken care of, but then pointed out that he basically had a week before 3-days of tryouts and will be leaving immediately after to go to Mexico for a week, […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Apr 9, 2014
Fundamental Lower Body Movement Patterns
In this week’s “Thursday Throwback”, I wanted to share another article from 2009 that highlights the progressive differences in fundamental lower body movement patterns and how force production from the involved musculature shifts as body angles change. This idea has been described using different terminology over the last several years, including Mike Boyle’s classification as […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Apr 3, 2014
Hockey and Performance Training Interview
Last week I had an opportunity to do an interview with Jeff Angus, which he posted on his site a few days later. Check out the interview here >> Hockey and Performance Training Interview In the interview, I covered a pretty wide range of topics, including: Common structural and functional limitations in ice hockey players, […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Mar 31, 2014
PRI Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration Course Review
A few weeks ago, we were very fortunate to have an opportunity to host Ron Hruska teaching the Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration course at our training facility Endeavor Sports Performance in Pitman, NJ. Prior to this most recent course I had taken Myokinematic Restoration (twice), Postural Respiration (twice), Pelvis Restoration, Impingements & Instabilities (I&I), Advanced Integration, Postural-Visual […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Mar 13, 2014
Skating Treadmill Program
Last week I got an email from a guy with a ton of hockey and teaching experience asking about skating treadmill protocols. I havenβt written much about skating treadmills. I stopped using the one at our old facility because I was working to get players to skate LESS in the off-season, especially in the first […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Mar 11, 2014
Layers of Program Individualization
One of the questions we receive most frequently from parents and coaches about our programs at Endeavor is βIs it sport-specific?β Hopefully, based on the discussions from last week, you recognize that there are a lot of things to consider when helping an athlete improve physically for their sport(s). If you missed the preceding posts, […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Mar 9, 2014

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