On Monday I got a nice present in the mail. My mentor, colleague, and friend Chris Boyko (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at UMass Amherst) mailed me back my Building the Efficient Athlete DVD set by Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson. It was like Christmas morning when I opened that. It’s still by far my […]
After spending last week showing examples of rotational core exercises and how to fit them into part of a progression, I thought it would be a logical time to mention a big change that should occur in-season for hockey players, baseball players, and golfers. Remember that in all three of these sports, athletes are taking […]
Regardless of what sport you’re involved in (track being the exception), it’s unlikely that you sprint in a straight line for more than 10-15 yards very frequently. Athletic speed really depends heavily on three things: 1) Rate of acceleration 2) Rate of deceleration 3) Ability to change directions rapidly Of these, rate of acceleration is […]
At Endeavor, most of our hockey guys have been getting a lot more ice time over the last few weeks than they had been all Summer. I think it’s important for hockey players to take a few months away from skating on the ice (at least vigorous skating; some technique work is still okay), to […]
In a recent newsletter I talked about how important it is to understand functional anatomy and human movement. I gave the example of a D1 hockey player I worked with over the summer that “tweaked his hamstring”. After he answered a barrage of my questions and I analyzed his movement a bit, I was able […]
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