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This program was implemented with a player who sustained an ACL injury back during the 2008-2009 season. This would be 9 weeks post surgery....Keep Reading ›

Check out the interview I recently did for Ron McKeefery's Iron Game Chalk Talk, where we discuss everything from assessments to training methodology, to my path in the industry....Keep Reading ›

Many athletes are unaware that the experience of anxiety in the athletic context is actually necessary in order to perform optimally through preparing you both mentally and physically. However, while some anxiety is necessary for performing your best, excessive levels can have a negative impact on performance, often causing worry and negative thinking in relation to competition....Keep Reading ›

Here are some drills that could easily be done by any youth hockey coach. All that is needed is a bit of space and some bands....Keep Reading ›

This is a medicine ball exercise I have used for developing explosive power....Keep Reading ›

Thanks to Cal Dietz for sending us this study...Keep Reading ›

The working relationship and communication between the Sports Medicine Staff of a team is of paramount importance, and is often an overlooked component of a team's success. Here in the American Hockey League, we have one Strength & Conditioning Coach, a Physical Therapist, and an Athletic Trainer....Keep Reading ›

Here is an article submitted by Anthony Donskov. Look for much more content to be added by Anthony....Keep Reading ›

With the recent and ongoing debates pertaining to "head shots" in professional hockey, I would like to summarize the developments of the most recent symposium on concussion in sport....Keep Reading ›

I got the chance to talk with Anthony Renna about one of my all-time favorite books, Legacy: what the All-Blacks can teach us about the business of life, by James Kerr. Have a listen!...Keep Reading ›

Here is a good hip stretch submitted by Anthony Donskov....Keep Reading ›

Here is a video of one of my off-season youth hockey groups going through parts of our pre-lift schedule....Keep Reading ›

We are making a small change to the way that we are performing Chin Ups and Pull Ups....Keep Reading ›

Here are the additional videos I was talking about from the thread "Dryland Skating Exercises"...Keep Reading ›

This is the Phase 3 workout from the team's summer program....Keep Reading ›

Here is an article that I had written for possible use by the American Development Model. I thought it was relevant because Mike had recently posted a great article about nutrition. Also, thanks to Amy Dawson Taggart I have also included a document from 'Mission Readiness" about the fitness levels of young people in Ameerica....Keep Reading ›

This is what we are currently doing on practice days with the exception of practice days where we will lift. Our core program progresses throughout the season from simple to more complex variations of the same movement patterns. This is very similar to what we have done in seasons past except that we have added the Turkish Get Up progression to it....Keep Reading ›

Here is phase 4 of the 2011 Off-Season strength training program....Keep Reading ›

This is Phase 3 of our 4/5-day off-season program. The focus of this phase was largely on speed and power, with a secondary emphasis on maintaining strength from the previous phase and conditioning the alactic system (for the first two weeks) and lactic system (week 3)...Keep Reading ›

Phase 3 of our 4-day off-season training program. The second phase ramped up the speed and conditioning work, but had an emphasis on improving strength. Because this is the last phase before most of our players leave to return to their teams' pre-season camps, the focus of this phase is on:...Keep Reading ›