Kevin Neeld — Hockey Training, Sports Performance, & Sports Science

This Week in Hockey Strength and Conditioning

I hope you’ve been well. The last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind…although I think I’ve said that for the last couple of months so I suppose things have been pretty typical for this time of year!

Over the last the two weeks I’ve added a few interesting hockey training posts, including a presentation I gave to ~185 14-year old players in Colorado Springs a couple weeks. If you haven’t already, check them out at the links below:

  1. Hockey Training Stuff You Should Read
  2. GAP Golf Fitness Q&A
  3. Hip Active Isolated Stretching for Hockey Players
  4. Hip and Thoracic Mobility Exercise for Hockey Players
  5. USA Hockey Regional Camp Recap
  6. USA Hockey Camp Q&A

We’ve also added some pretty good stuff over at Hockey Strength and Conditioning over the last couple of weeks, including a few articles from new contributors.

Articles

  1. Defenseman Specific Speed from Sean Skahan
  2. Reconditioning Phase: Step One in Off-Season Programming from Devan McConnell
  3. Youth Hockey Training Presentation from me
  4. Children’s Footwear from Dr. William Rossi
  5. Top 5 Quotes from Perform Better Summit, Chicago from Brian Sipotz

Programs

  1. 3-Day Off-Season Program from Darryl Nelson
  2. Pre-Camp Work Capacity Phase from Mike Potenza
  3. Youth Training Program: Tri-Planar Circuits from Mike Potenza

Videos

  1. Single-Leg Complex Training from Sean Skahan

That’s a wrap for today. As always, if you aren’t a member yet, I encourage you to try out Hockey Strength and Conditioning for a week. It’ll only cost $1, and if it’s not the best buck you’ve ever spent, I’ll personally refund you!

To your success,

Kevin Neeld

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Kevin Neeld

Kevin Neeld Knows Hockey

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.