From The MOTION Lab

An Intro to The MOTION Lab

By CoachC | October 19, 2020 |

If there’s one thing I greatly miss after relocating from Massachusetts to Florida it’s my indoor hockey training facility I dubbed The MOTION Lab. The short video above provides a brief introduction but, I’ll look forward to sharing lots of ideas in future posts, including background information concerning some of the gadgets you see used…

Suspension Training for Hockey Players

By | October 14, 2020 |

I’m always saying that part of my job is to do the research for my hockey members (and I also like to do it selfishly, for myself).  Anyway, I’ve always subscribed to a number of strength training magazines and newsletters, just so I can keep-up with the very latest in training methods.  So, along came a new…

On-ice Hockey Vision

By | October 10, 2020 |

It’s a funny thing, in that some subjects necessary to playing our game well seldom get talked about in hockey circles.  That’s why I spend so much time seeing what coaches in other sports are doing, and that’s why I got psyched to find some pretty good help for our hockey players’ vision…   Okay, I…

Background Hockey Prep

By | October 9, 2020 |

We can list and work on all of our game’s skills, and we can design the fanciest playing system in the world.  Still, there’s so much more that goes into a successful season, including what I’ll refer to here as all the “background hockey prep”…   Okay, so just what do I mean by background hockey…

Periodization in Hockey Strength Training

By | October 9, 2020 |

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WBV Leads to Coach Chic’s “WakeBoard”

By | October 9, 2020 |

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Whole Body Vibration

By | October 8, 2020 |

I’m actually inserting this piece as a way of eventually introducing my rather simple “WakeBoard” invention a few days from now.  With that… Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a workaholic.  Truth be known, though, I love what I do — researching and writing, researching and creating new hockey training methods.  Still, I firmly…