Posts in Hockey Player Development

Top Hockey Development Posts of 2010

With 2011 officially upon us, I can’t help but reflect on what a great year 2010 was. A few of the highlights: We had an extraordinary Summer at Endeavor (awesome to watch Eric Tangradi score his first NHL goal and Colby Cohen play his first NHL game). I was able to make a trip out […]

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Current Ice Hockey Research

In preparation for our Endeavor Staff Meeting last week, I spent a couple hours reading new research related to hockey players. Much to my surprise (because not a lot of research is done on the hockey population), there was actually some pretty interesting stuff out there. Check it out: Laterality differences in elite ice hockey: […]

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Video Reveals Secret to Developing Elite Hockey Players!

This may be the single most powerful hockey development video in the history of the game. I’ve been fortunate to hear this presentation a few times, and every time I take away something new, some better way to help hockey players compete at the most elite levels. I’m not sure if this video was supposed […]

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The Truth About Sidney Crosby

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 […]

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Combating In-Season Fatigue

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 […]

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