It’s been a few weeks since my last post. While I typically don’t like to go this long without sharing some content with you, I’ve been extremely busy working on a few exciting projects to be released throughout this year. More information on that in the near future. In the meantime, I wanted to share an article with you that someone sent me a few days ago. I still think the idea of long-term athletic development is incredibly misunderstood and there seems to be a trend to listen to the opinions of a former player, parent, or coach that is pulling their opinion from a fairly limited sample size and usually the over-glorification of an outlier, instead of listening to the pool of experts from various fields that are all championing the more intelligent approach. With that said, it never hurts to have a coach from the highest levels support an idea that we know to be true, yet still have to argue for. Check out the article below. It’s a quick read, so share it with anyone else you know in the hockey world.
Read the article here >> Wanted for NHL: True Athletes
To your success,
Kevin Neeld
UltimateHockeyTraining.com
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Kevin has rapidly established himself as a leader in the field of physical preparation and sports science for ice hockey. He is currently the Head Performance Coach for the Boston Bruins, where he oversees all aspects of designing and implementing the team’s performance training program, as well as monitoring the players’ performance, workload and recovery. Prior to Boston, Kevin spent 2 years as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Sharks after serving as the Director of Performance at Endeavor Sports Performance in Pitman, NJ. He also spent 5 years as a Strength and Conditioning Coach with USA Hockey’s Women’s Olympic Hockey Team, and has been an invited speaker at conferences hosted by the NHL, NSCA, and USA Hockey.
“Kevin is one of the top professionals in the field of Sports Performance. His passion and constant pursuit of knowledge has not only supported the athletic development of his athletes, but has promoted the profession of sports performance.”
Dan Boothby, Director of Strength and Conditioning, Northeastern University