Hockey, like all sports, can be dangerous. As a player moves through the ranks from pee wee leagues into traveling teams and collegiate play, the risk increases. Players at all levels are much more likely to get hurt during intense game situations than during drills. Expert Injury Avoidance Advice The chance of getting hurt depends […]
Hockey Acceleration Drills Make Stronger Players
Traditionally hockey players have trained through a combination of traditional weight room workouts paired with a few on-ice skating drills. Recent research, however, shows that a focus on hockey acceleration drills may be more beneficial to building better players. Successful hockey players all have a few things in common – rink sense, skills, competitiveness, poise, […]
Full Body Hockey Strength Training
Hockey is one sport that truly uses the entire body. Full body hockey strength training is one way to improve your game off the ice and during the offseason. Building strength in your legs, torso and upper body will not only improve your game, it can help prevent injury, too. The torso is referred to […]
Dryland Stickhandling Tools Keep Players Sharp
Every hockey team faces a time during the offseason or between games when they don’t have access to the ice, no matter the level. Even professional players have days where they only have their home gym or a local training center to work out. They have to find ways to keep their skills sharp – […]
How Often Should I do a Hockey Workout?
It is no secret that you do not get better at a sport by not playing it, but a hockey workout frequency should not be so often that it creates undue stress on a player and leads to injury. Since hockey is a sport that emphasizes both cardiovascular capabilities and muscular performance (rather than a […]
Is Hockey a Good Cardio Workout?
Hockey is an intense cardio workout. You’re out there on the ice, sweating under pounds of heavy equipment, heart racing, eyes darting every which way, and skating like your life depends on it. It is a game of skill, speed and coordination. Above all, it is a game of heart. Hockey as a Cardio Workout […]
How to Improve Your Hockey Skills
When looking for hockey skill improvement, it may seem challenging to understand if all the practice that you are putting forth is actually making you better, or if the improvement is largely mental. Since it is so important to improve, you should look for ways to actually measure whether or not you are getting better […]
Can You Warm up for Hockey Games Off-Ice?
While the game of hockey is played on a sheet of ice, preparing for a big match does not always take place entirely on the rink and there are a number of off ice warm up drills that any player on the team can perform. You can work out, alone or with a group, in […]
Improve your Hockey Skills with Hockey Flow Drills
Professional hockey players use hockey flow drills in order to move the puck to a higher-percentage area. Since possession in a game of ice hockey is not limited to one team or another at any time in the game, the ebb and flow of offense and defense is interchangeable and the best players are those […]
Off Ice Foot Speed Drills for Hockey
If you have just gotten back into hockey and feel a bit sluggish or if you want to give yourself an edge over the other players, off ice foot speed drills increase your skating, stopping, and turning abilities without ever having to strap on skates. The off-ice drills you do emphasize explosive speed in your […]
NHL Post-Lockout Predictions 2013
With only 48 games available in the 2013 NHL schedule, there is a bevy of speculation about who can come out on top in this short contest. NHL 2013 predictions take into account the shortened season and the compressed schedule, in which every game counts for more in the standings and every team will have […]
How to be Recruited for Hockey: A Guide
The road to the major leagues for football, basketball and even baseball players is pretty familiar for most sports fans; but a hockey recruiting guide mapping a path to a major college campus and the NHL isn’t so apparent. The NFL, NBA and MLB players of the above sports and their parents have a relatively […]
How are NHL Players Training for the Post-Lockout Season?
Now that the NHL’s work stoppage is over and the 2013 hockey season is raring to start in only a few short days, teams are furiously engaging in post-lockout training in order to get their stars up to playing speed in the span of only a few days. How are teams focusing their players to […]
The Ultimate Body Weight Hockey Off-Ice Workout (No Equipment Necessary)
Do you want the ultimate body weight hockey off-ice workout? No equipment necessary, just your healthy body and a ton of determination to survive what I feel is the toughest of workouts. This workout is perfect for when you are on the road and unable to get to the gym. It can be completed anywhere, […]
Off-Ice Hockey Core Training is Essential to Improving Your Game
Hockey players are known for two things, missing teeth and a great physique! We know how they get the missing teeth, but how do they get that great physique? Each player only spends a relatively short time on the ice actively engaged in intense exercise. They must prepare for that time in off- ice hockey […]
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