CONDITIONING FOR HOCKEY

Game-smart Strategies

By CoachC | May 30, 2025

Helping your high school players grow smarter on the ice is one of the most valuable things one can do as a coach. Skills and conditioning are important, no doubt, but hockey IQ is what separates the good players from the great ones.

Power Up Your Hockey Endurance

By CoachC | May 11, 2025

During the off-season, many youth hockey families face a tough challenge: how to keep their teenagers in top shape when ice time is hard to come by. Ice rinks may shut down for maintenance, or costs and scheduling make regular access difficult. But staying in shape during the off-season doesn’t have to be expensive or…

Your Path to Overcoming Hockey Injuries

By CoachC | May 2, 2025

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Great Hockey Conditioning Ideas – Part 3

By CoachC | April 20, 2025

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Great Hockey Conditioning Ideas – Part 2

By CoachC | April 13, 2025

I think it’s important to mention a few things before actually showing you what we’ve been up to. Okay, so what I’ve done is to design almost a simulated game for my high school guys.  Oh, they weren’t going to be playing, but they wer going to condition themselves in game-like fashion. During our first…

Total Body Travel Workout

By CoachC | January 31, 2025

Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, introduces us to his Stabilization Program by way of three separate videos…

The Hockey Book Lab

By CoachC | November 22, 2024

Your Ideas, Our Next Book! We’re excited to announce a brand-new feature here at CoachChic — the Hockey Book Lab! This is your chance to shape the future of hockey literature. Whether you’re a coach, parent, or player, we know you have unique insights into what’s needed in the world of hockey training, strategy, or…

How to Maximize Resistance with 1 Band

By CoachC | November 6, 2024

Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, introduces us to his Stabilization Program by way of three separate videos…

Games! Games! More Games!

By CoachC | October 28, 2024

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Joint Stabilization Training – a 3-parter

By CoachC | October 20, 2024

Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, introduces us to his Stabilization Program by way of three separate videos…