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How would you define functional training to an athlete or coach?...Keep Reading ›

Talking hockey nutrition with Dan Garner of HockeyTraining.com...Keep Reading ›

Devan shares more about his journey......Keep Reading ›

The title of this article includes "Re-visit" because I attempted to write about how I was using the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) back in 2004 or 2005. At the time, I was using the FMS with my team in a different manner than how I am now....Keep Reading ›

There are some benefits in an old school wall sit, but this new twist might be a little more appropriate and beneficial for improving strength in hockey legs....Keep Reading ›

Do hockey players need movement away from the ice and the gym?...Keep Reading ›

For hip stability, alignment, and control of the knee, the Glute Medius is a muscle that needs to be trained in isolation and then in patterns that mimic skating....Keep Reading ›

Great Lakes Clinic presenter Dave Cencer from Ferris State University tackles the great debate about what to do with the goalies....Keep Reading ›

On this episode of the podcast, Devan McConnell discusses the different tools and techniques they use to help the players recover from specific training effects. Spoiler alert, it's not always a cold tub!...Keep Reading ›

Devan McConnell of the Arizona Coyotes joins the show to discuss his thoughts on goalie training and......Keep Reading ›

This is a copy of the first phase of our 4-day/week off-season hockey training program at Endeavor. It's important to note that these programs are probably more accurately just templates. We frequently have to make program adaptations (or exercise performance adaptations) based on the injury status of our players....Keep Reading ›

On Episode 27 of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we have a chance to chat with goalie training guru Maria Mountain of Revolution Sport Conditioning about the differences between training goalies and players....Keep Reading ›

On episode 33 of the Hockey Strength Podcast, I begin our series of conversations with the presenters for the upcoming Great Lakes Hockey Strength and Conditioning Clinic. Today, Coach Maher is going to share his favorite movement for improving power, and his thoughts on how to create an explosive hockey player....Keep Reading ›

Experience as a strength and conditioning coordinator with former Coyotes strength coach, Mike Bahn....Keep Reading ›

Coach Boyle joins us to talk on-ice conditioning, getting guy in, BU in the old days, and what it takes to get to the NHL...Keep Reading ›

On Episode 32 of the Hockey Strength Podcast, I speak with President of Crash Conditioning, Doug Crashley about the unique culture he has created at his facilities, and why his athletes can't wait to train with him year after year....Keep Reading ›

The San Jose Sharks' strength coach Mike Potenza tells us about what he's doing with the Sharks to stay strong throughout this playoff run, and also talks about the SCAPH meetings in Nashville this June....Keep Reading ›

The following article is from Dr. Michael Bracko a sports physiologist and leader in skating research out of Calgary, Alberta. Dr. Bracko has many elite hockey players, both male and female, who utilize his expertise for skating development and on-ice training....Keep Reading ›

On Episode 30 of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we talk with University of Vermont's Justin Smith about how he is addressing very different needs of the players on his team by running 2 or 3 different programs for each team training session. Coach Smith talks about how he breaks up the groups, the focus of each group, and the biggest challenges of this method....Keep Reading ›