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Here is simple 4 day Summer Phase 1 without Olympic lifts. This would be for coaches who choose not to use the Olympic lifts....
In Preventing Shoulder Injuries I: Implications for Pressing Exercises I discussed a problem we see in some athletes during pressing movements. In some instances, a similar problem can be seen in pulling movements where then athlete fails to retract and depress the scapula while pulling the weight closer to the torso....
Here is an example of the last phase that we will use with a player who is close to returning from a serious lower back condition....
Every now and then we get an athlete that has a noticeable anterior shift of the humeral head while lowering a weight during bench press variations. Check out this video...
The following lateral speed drills are mainly used in the off-season training program....
Since hockey is a fast game with frequent changes of direction and collisions, injuries to the head and accompanying neck strains will sometimes unfortunately happen. When I mention head injuries, I am referring to a hit to the head by an opposing player or when a players' head may hit the ice or the glass as a result of a hit from an opposing player....
Great article from John Buccigross...
This article first appeared in Breakout Magazine (December 2009- The Official magazine of the Greater Toronto Hockey League & its Member Organizations).
In the everyday operations at Mind to Muscle, we are in contact with coaches, general managers and player development personnel from teams in the OHL, AHL and NHL. Suffice to say many of these conversations reflect on the quality of players entering into the ranks of junior and professional hockey....
I think we all share the same problem with in-season training; limited time to train because of classes, practice, meetings, appointments, etc.. Within our in-season program there are exercises that have become main staples of our strength training....
The following is provided by Dan John, Head Track and Field coach at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah (www.danjohn.org) and is taken from his book From the Ground Up. This may be one of the most significant articles you will ever read about strength training. Read slowly and absorb the knowledge. Dan has forgotten more than many of the current gurus pretend to know. For years I have enjoyed his t-nation writings and he has been kind enough to share some of his best work with us....
There are several components that make up our yearly strength training program: bio-mechanical assessments, joint specific corrective exercises, core training progressions, improved posture awareness, and logical rep schemes that will get our athletes stronger....
In the past I've woven good Facebook threads into articles. This is another case of a Facebook exchange turning into an article idea. This exchange began with the following Facebook post from Donnell Boucher, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at The Citadel....
This is the next phase of our in-season training program. Most of our athletes are youth players at this point so most games are on Saturdays or Sundays. Players train on Mondays and Wednesdays....
A strength coach's goal is make sure each athlete becomes stronger, faster, and healthier. However, a coach has to find the right niche in pushing each athlete to the next level. I feel training teams is different and I want to share my approach to success....
As societal changes drive an increase in activities that revolve around sitting (e.g. video games, computer, driving, etc.), the impact of daily posture on sports performance is receiving an increasing amount of attention....
I hear the comment from coaches and parents all the time, that their son, daughter, or player needs an individualized training program. As a coach who has dealt with and currently deals with a high volume of athletes training at one time, I am not a believer in a programming system that exclusively prescribes individualized workouts for every athlete....
