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This is a 12-week, 3-phase early off-season hockey training program for a junior-aged player....Keep Reading ›

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Mark Nemish discusses how to apply different conditioning methods....Keep Reading ›

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I want to demonstrate the importance of ankle mobility to skating speed....Keep Reading ›

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What are the strength, power, and body composition demands for hockey players? Ed Gannon from the Buffalo Sabres shares...Keep Reading ›

Can stairs be an effective conditioning tool?...Keep Reading ›

There are many aspects of athletic performance; core training, strength development, metabolic training, and corrective exercise. An aspect of athletic performance that many times is not covered or written about due to the specificity of skating is off-ice linear and lateral movement training....Keep Reading ›

The concept of periodization has been around for a long time. Wikipedia defines sports periodization as "an organized approach to training that involves progressive cycling of various aspects of a training program during a specific period of time"....Keep Reading ›

Joel Jackson from the University of Alberta shares how and why he uses Z-score to evaluate hockey players....Keep Reading ›

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I want to get faster.- When I ask the hockey players I coach what they need to improve, some variation of speed is typically the first response. Faster- can mean several things due to the array of different skating skills players need to execute in both small spaces and open ice......Keep Reading ›

Matt Nichol is a Strength and Conditioning Coach in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been coaching professional and elite amateur athletes for over 12 years working with numerous athletes from the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA and CIS, Basketball Canada, Tennis Canada, Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada and the Canadian track and Field Association....Keep Reading ›

Here is a look into the demands of college hockey....Keep Reading ›

Thanks to Mike for sharing his thoughts on testing for ice hockey....Keep Reading ›

The bag skate does serve a purpose.  Very occasionally it cures a team that is playing below their potential and it usually makes the coach feel a little bit better.  I am not a hockey co...Keep Reading ›