The first question players ask after going through any form of performance testing is either “How’d I do?” or “Is that good?”
Every player presents with unique physical characteristics that either help them perform at a desired level or prevent them from doing so.
While there are a lot of individual considerations in interpreting testing data, it’s helpful to have an understanding of where you stack up relative to other players at your age and playing level.
This table has normative values for off-ice testing (power and strength testing) performed on male youth hockey players. The players were primarily from Tier I organizations.
This should help players to quickly identify areas of strength, and areas where they may be lagging behind the pack, which can then be used to influence their training programs.
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To your success,
Kevin Neeld
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