Posts in Athletic Development Resources

Revolutionary Training Tip from Nick Tumminello

Nick Tumminello, a Baltimore Personal Trainer, has become one of my go-to resources for new training information. During a recent conversation, he mentioned something so simple that I was (and still am) embarrassed that I didn’t think of it already. As you probably already know, my dynamic warm-ups include a lot of joint mobility and […]

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New Hip Mobility Exercise

A couple weeks ago I visited my friend and colleague Nick Tumminello at his facility in Baltimore. Nick is a brilliant coach so I love stopping by his place to steal some good stuff from him. While there, I saw him do a hip mobility exercise I had never done before. I started playing around […]

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Assess and Correct Review

Last week I received my copy of Assess and Correct in the mail, the new DVD set from three of the brightest and most well-respected guys in our industry: Mike Robertson, Bill Hartman and Mike Robertson. I’ve been fortunate to learn a ton from all of these guys; I own all of their products and […]

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How Lifting Movement Speed Can Drastically Improve Your Strength

As a reminder, check out my new hockey training website to pick up my Off-Ice Performance Training Course for only $47! I should have an update for you soon on my OTHER new hockey training site too, so check back for that. While I was in grad school at UMass Amherst, a lot of my […]

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Transitional Speed Training for Ice Hockey

I really think that transitional speed training should lay the foundation for speed training for almost all athletes.  For ice hockey players, this is especially important in the offensive and defensive zones when all your movements are rapid bursts of speed interspersed with stops and direction changes. I’ve played with and against countless players that were […]

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