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The first time I heard the name Sidney Crosby, I was a senior in high school. I was at practice for my Junior Flyers team, the week before we headed up north to play a tournament against many of the top Tier 1 teams in the country, including Crosby’s Shattuck St. Mary’s. At that time […]

In order to give you an opportunity to catch up on all the stuff added last week (Last Week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning), we slowed things down a bit this week. This week we added: Video: Alternate Arm Scap Wall Slide from meThis is a variation to the more traditional scap wall slide that […]

As the hockey season progresses, fatigue accumulates. In other words, the intensive energy that most players bring into the season begins to fade somewhere around the mid-point of the season (near January) and a cascade of deleterious effects on performance follows. Ultimate In-Season Performance Factors Factor 1: The Diet Depending on the sport, it’s not […]

I recently started, rapidly worked through, and completed the Precision Nutrition Certification Course. As I read through the 440 page text book over the last week, I was bombarded with great nutrition and supplementation information that really opened my eyes on differential strategies for people of different body types, and on how to bridge the […]

Another great content week over at Hockey Strength and Conditioning! Check out what you’ve been missing: Video: Front Split Squat with Chains from Sean Skahan Great variable loading exercise from Coach Skahan. These exercises are designed to unload the legs/hips during the ranges of motion when that musculature isn’t as strong (or is at a […]

Speed training for hockey is one of the most highly sought after areas of hockey development information. My colleague Chris Collins put together an article about an interesting strategy he uses to prime the nervous system for continued high performance following a speed training session. I’ve heard Gray Cook emphasize in the past that “the […]

In honor of the international holiday that is David Lasnier’s 29th Birthday, I thought it would be appropriate to have him share with you some of his newly acquired wisdom that comes with another year of age. I asked David what he thought the three biggest mistakes hockey players make in-season were. His response below: […]

Holy content over at Hockey Strength and Conditioning over the last couple weeks. I just got caught up on all the new additions and forum posts yesterday, and there have been a lot of incredibly insightful additions (including some first time contributors!). Check out what you’ve been missing: Articles: Friesen Physio-Fitness Summit Recap from me […]

After hearing me mention Body By Boyle Online over the last week, you may be curious what it actually entails. In other words, “If I register, what’s in it for me?” Great question! Coach Boyle and his BBBOnline team put together the following information for you: What is BodyByBoyle Online? Simply put, it is everything […]

Over the last couple weeks I’ve received a few emails about training programs for adult hockey players. The adult hockey population is rapidly growing, and as with the youth hockey population, they are incredibly competitive. To be honest, speaking more about adult hockey training never really occurred to me. It’s clearly a large, and generally […]