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Despite this, many athletes succeed without possessing elite speed. Ultimately, speed serves to help create and close space. Making fast/accurate decisions with ball/puck movement can also create space. Being in the right position can minimize the need to travel excessive distances, allow players to win races without being faster. Speed development should be a key […]

Start basic. Eliminate joints, teach control.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Kevin Neeld, PhD (@kevinneeld) ½ Kneel eliminates lower leg and enforces single-leg stance control at the hip/core. Tall Kneel adds in rotational control at […]

Developing strength in multiple planes is important for improving the transfer of strength to sport-specific movements and to improve durability by preparing the tissue to produce and accept force in these patterns. The 1-Arm DB Lateral Squat is an example of an accessory single-leg strength exercise that emphasizes a lateral push.         […]

Every performance coach has a unique background in terms of their education and experience, and as a result, has different preferences for how they design and coach their programs. Over the years I’ve worked with athletes that have found success (in terms of physical development) coming from a lot of different programs. The two key […]

@timlebbossiere shares an important consideration on how to individualize upper body exercise seleciton based on t-spine presentation: From Tim: An easy way to individualize your program can be changing upper body exercise selection based on the thoracic spine.           View this post on Instagram               […]

Bear crawl variations provide a great opportunity to integrate core strength with shoulder stability work.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Kevin Neeld, PhD (@kevinneeld) A few coaching cues on this exercise: ✅ Slightly tuck the […]

This is a variation of the 90-Degree MiniBand Step-Out exercise I posted a couple weeks back.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Kevin Neeld, PhD (@kevinneeld) Similar to the previous variation, the goal here is to […]

This is a variation of the Lateral Kneeling Adductor with Reach Under exercise I posted a couple weeks back that emphasizes opening up away from the extended leg.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Kevin Neeld, […]

Seemingly small improvements lead to large changes in training volume. There are many different ways to gauge training progress. In terms of resistance training, many people default to how much weight they use. While this is certainly reasonable, it may lead the individual to thinking they’ve made less progress than they actually have. For example, […]

Short excerpt from my book Ultimate Hockey Training on the “bilateral deficit”. There are structural, biomechanical and neurological reasons for why single-leg training is essential for sport performance, and advantageous for general population folks. Of particular interest – fatigue is pattern specific, so a focus on single-leg training leads to fatigue resistance in single-leg patterns, […]