Before I get into today’s article, I want to remind you that Alwyn Cosgrove is hosting a free seminar titled “The Death of Personal Training” on Monday. When it comes to the business aspect of fitness and running a training facility, Cosgrove is the man. If you haven’t already, go ahead and register for it […]
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Hockey Development Interview: Part 2
Before we get into the second half of my hockey development interview, I wanted to let you know that Alwyn Cosgrove is giving a free webinar called “The Death of Personal Training” on Monday. Thomas Plummer (a TRUE fitness business expert) has called Alwyn’s gym Results Fitness “the most profitable gym per square foot in […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 17, 2011
Hockey Development Interview: Part 1
I was recently asked to do an interview with Kyle Coleman, a corporate chef based out of Phoenix, AZ. Kyle has taken on the noble task of asking experts in various sports/aspects of athletic development to weigh in on their thoughts on everything from nutrition to training to development programs in general. Kyle’s questions were […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 15, 2011
Fitness Business Blueprint Q&A
If you’re on the fence about Fitness Business Blueprint you’ve probably had some of these same questions. Pat Rigsby just fired me over responses to a few of the most frequently asked questions he’s received after announcing the new resource. Check it out below: Do I have to have an existing training business to benefit from […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 10, 2011
Speed Training for Hockey
In my experience, most hockey players are terrible runners. The trend over the last decade or so for hockey players to specialize early, play year-round, and not participate in other sports (or train) has created a number of extremely talented hockey players that lack basic levels of athleticism (Quick side note: Many think this is […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 10, 2011
Fitness Business Blueprint
About a week ago, my friend Eric Cressey let me know about a new resource he was releasing with Pat Rigsby and Mike Robertson called the Fitness Business Blueprint. Being a co-owner at Endeavor Sports Performance has forced me to take a more proactive role on the business side of things, which wasn’t really my […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 9, 2011
3 Things Hockey Parents Should Know
At Endeavor Sports Performance, we see hockey players from a wide range of age and ability. We have players as young as 11 competing in Tier II youth programs up through the NHL. We’re very fortunate to have such a diverse population because it allows us to pick up on trends in movement patterns and […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 8, 2011
This Week in Hockey Strength and Conditioning
This week I posted two new articles related to understanding, assessing for, and training around hip injuries or structural abnormalities that a significant proportion of the hockey population suffers from. My friend Dr. Jeff Cubos wrote a follow-up to Monday’s article for his site. All three have received a ton of great feedback so if […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 5, 2011
Hockey Hip Assessment Questions
Following Monday’s post on Training Around Femoroacetabular Impingement, I got this email from a fellow coach: Dear Kevin, I really enjoyed your webinar about assessment and totally agree with most of it. Congrats on your great work. I have few questions: 1) When you mentioned the Tyler et al study you talked about that maybe […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 3, 2011
Training Around Femoroacetabular Impingement
As I mentioned on Friday, I gave a webinar last week called “Hockey Hip Assessments: An in-depth look at structural abnormalities and common hip injuries.” Over the last couple years, I’ve become known as a “hip guy”. In reality, I’m not sure how I could train high level hockey players without being a hip guy. […]
POSTED BY KEVIN NEELD Aug 1, 2011