A couple weeks ago, I had an opportunity to talk to the Comcast U16 National team about nutrition. Well, I should say that the talk was intended to be about nutrition, but spawned very quickly into a discussion on what it’s going to take for them to be successful in the future. Most players are […]
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This Week in Hockey Strength and Conditioning
This has been a great week for us at Endeavor. We had a handful of new sign-ups and a number of returners join us. I also am in discussions with a few different people about exciting projects, but it’s too early to say anything definitive. I do have an exciting announcement for personal trainers, strength […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Jan 13, 2012
Performance Training: Adaptations for Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
A few weeks back I briefly mentioned that I’ve been working with a lacrosse player with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). I’ve written quite a bit about FAI in the past, and the posts seem to attract a lot of attention, probably because so many athletes (and especially hockey players) suffer from related symptoms and haven’t had […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Jan 11, 2012
UCAN Perform, Look, and Feel Better!
I hope you and your family had a great new year! Last week we wrapped up the highlights of 2011. If you missed those posts, you can check them out at the links below: 2011 in Review Top Athletic Development Posts of 2011 Top Hockey Training Posts of 2011 4 Pillars of Athletic Success While […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Jan 9, 2012
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: 2011 in Review Top Athletic Development Posts of 2011 Without further ado, here are the Top Hockey Training posts of […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Jan 6, 2012
Top Athletic Development Posts of 2011
On Monday, I recounted a few of the highlights of 2011. If you missed it, you can check it out here: 2011 in Review As I mentioned in that post, KevinNeeld.com has grown significantly over the last year, all in thanks to your help in spreading the word. After reviewing the popularity of all posts […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Jan 4, 2012
2012 Sports Rehab to Sports Performance Teleseminar
I wanted to interrupt our “2011 Review Week” to let you know about one of my favorite annual continuing education opportunities: The Sports Rehab to Sports Performance Teleseminar. Every year, my friend Joe Heiler from SportsRehabExpert.com interviews some of the world’s top professionals in rehabilitation and performance training and makes them available to you for […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Jan 3, 2012
2011 in Review
With 2012 officially upon us, it’s a great time to reflect on the past year, which was the busiest year of my life. I knew 2011 was going to be an interesting year based on how it started. On New Year’s Eve last year, Emily and I went out with a group of our friends […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Jan 2, 2012
Hockey Conditioning: Combating Fatigue
A couple days ago, I outlined a terrific review article on what factors limit repeat sprint performance. If you missed it, you can check it out here: Hockey Conditioning: Understanding Fatigue. Repeat sprint performance, as the authors of that review defined, includes repeated maximum intensity efforts of <10s with <60s rest in between. Most people […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Dec 28, 2011
Hockey Conditioning: Understanding Fatigue
I hope you had a great holiday weekend with your families (even if you don’t celebrate the holiday!). Today is the day after Christmas, which means most of the people I know will be sleeping until around noon, then waking up and going shopping. I, on the other hand, was up at 5:30am to catch […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Dec 26, 2011