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3 Keys for a Successful Return from Injury (NHL Reconditioning Model)

3 Keys for a Successful Return from Injury (NHL Reconditioning Model)

Mike Potenza (San Jose Sharks) recently shared an article on 3 powerful strategies he’s used to successfully return his players from injury. Unfortunately, it’s still extremely common for athletes to be told to rest for several weeks until the injury “heals”, and then receive a green light to fully return to sport. While time may […]

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Rethinking Bilateral Training

Rethinking Bilateral Training

Over the last 5 years I’ve written over 650 articles for this site. It’s a little crazy to think about! Because of the sheer volume of content, I find myself answering a lot of emails these days by searching for old articles I’ve written that answer the person’s question and just firing them back over. […]

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All Things Strength Interview

A couple weeks ago Robbie Bourke from All Things Strength interviewed me for his site. In the interview I touched on: 1. The biggest problem with the strength and conditioning industry 2. What it’s like working with hockey players 3. Who has influenced me as a coach 4. How we can bridge the gap between […]

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Hockey Training Stuff You Should Read

Between writing the blogs and newsletters for my site AND Endeavor’s site, I’ve been doing a lot of writing recently. Usually when I write, I try to not rehash on things I’ve already talked about. I’d hate for anyone to ever refer to me as monotonous. The other day I was rereading a few articles […]

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Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 3: Speed, Agility, Quickness and Conditioning

Most youth hockey programs get 1-2 hours a week for off-ice training.  In the last two articles I’ve gone over dynamic warm-ups and core training, the most important two forms of training that every hockey player should be doing.  Taken together, the warm-up and core training generally takes the first 15 minutes of each session.  […]

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