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The following is a three day program for a hockey player who has an injured shoulder, elbow, or hand. With an injury of this type the athlete still has the uninjured arm, his or her core and two healthy legs to work with....Keep Reading ›

Devan discusses his ideas on what is required to run a great strength and conditioning program.    ...Keep Reading ›

One of the signs of a good coach is that he can admit to mistakes and continue to make progress. In my particular case, I've been frustrated watching my athletes plateau in their junior and senior years. Any good strength coach knows that it's more difficult for athletes with higher training ages to make consistent gains....Keep Reading ›

Here is a great idea from our friend Maria Mountain from Revolution Conditioning. Also check out the second video introducing Revolution's second location. Congrats Maria!...Keep Reading ›

On episode #77 of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we sit down with Devan McConnell, the Director of Performance Science and Reconditioning with the New Jersey Devils....Keep Reading ›

It is critical at any level of sport, not just competitive hockey, to maintain the athletes performance ability if they are injured for an extended period of time....Keep Reading ›

This is a lateral squat variation done with a contra-lateral loading pattern....Keep Reading ›

Interview with Mike Potenza for the Inaugural Hockey Strength Podcast...Keep Reading ›

Many hockey players come to the Revolution gym and ask for exercises to strengthen their back because it gets fatigued and sore as the game goes on. Occasionally there are some athletes who actually have weak back extensors, but more often than not this discomfort is related to muscle imbalances. Muscle imbalance in hockey players may also result in sore or tight hips....Keep Reading ›

All things mindfulness and cueing with Mike Stacey...Keep Reading ›

With the end of the season in sight, it's time to start thinking about addressing the imbalances that have set in during the season. This article will tell you what to look for and how to address it....Keep Reading ›

The challenges of being a s + c coach at a small D-3 school are fairly well known, bet many people don't realize the number of benefits that go along with the position. In this article, I share my experiences at D-3 Endicott and how I dealt with many of the challenges and benefits....Keep Reading ›

How to teach mindfulness during training....Keep Reading ›

The phrase "hockey-specific" means different things to different people. In our setting, the main purpose of off-ice training is to give the players the physical capacities they need to develop and perform their skill sets, consistently, to the best of their abilities. As a result, the majority of off-ice training......Keep Reading ›

We are often asked for warm up ideas for teams or individual players, so here is a 15 minute warm up session with a team. This can be used pre-game or pre-practice, with the team or individual....Keep Reading ›

Goaltenders need a high level of leg strength that can be achieved through single leg exercises. A systematic plyometric program should compliment a goalies off-season strength work....Keep Reading ›

On Episode #78 of the Hockey Strength Podcast, I talk with a longtime friend and contributor to the site, Justin Roethlingshoefer....Keep Reading ›

The month of August begins the final training phase that prepares hockey players for training camp and the upcoming season. As we get closer to the start of rookie camp and Veterans training camp we transition to more on-ice conditioning and off-ice strength circuits....Keep Reading ›

Here are several photos and screenshots of the tests associated with the 1080 Map protocol, and screenshots of how the info from 1080 Map and 1080 Sprint is displayed....Keep Reading ›

The throwing sequence in this video is used at the mid point of the summer....Keep Reading ›