The needs of an ice hockey goalie are very specific. They need to: · Be exceptionally powerful through the hips, especially in lateral and diagonal movements · Be quick through the upper body, notably in independent arm actions · Maintain a large amount of joint range of motion · Be able to maintain a squat-like […]
I recently started training a very talented goalie, with high aspirations. Her goal is to prepare herself physically to tryout for the Olympics. With this in mind, I think I should point out that I, as an athletic development coach, do not have any illusions of off-ice training making anyone Olympic-worthy. On-ice talent is by […]
Those of you that know me personally know that I hold physical therapists in a very high regard. I’m fascinated by the education they receive. They truly are the only profession that is taught how we move, and expected to be able to apply their knowledge in a way to manipulate human movement in the […]
One of the things that became painfully clear after a year working with a collegiate women’s hockey team is that females are plagued by knee injuries. The demands of the game and consequent injuries are considerably different between college men’s and women’s hockey. What I learned, though, is that many injuries that I heard about […]
Want to get stronger? I often get questions that start out something like: “What’s the best way to…?” The truth is, there is not right answer to this question. The best way to achieve any training goal depends very much on your training history, current training level, and injury history, among other things. One programming […]