IN-LINE SKATING

Best Wheels and Equipment Setups for Different Roller Surfaces

By CoachC | July 3, 2025
Best Wheels and Equipment Setups for Different Roller Surfaces

When it comes to roller and inline hockey, choosing the right wheels and gear for the surface you’re playing on can make a huge difference in how well you perform and how long your equipment lasts…

8-Minute Healthy Shoulder Warm Up

By CoachC | June 18, 2025

Dave Schmitz, known as The Band Man, suggests that his 8-Minute Healthy Shoulder Warm Up routine will mobilize the entire upper body while activating the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizers

Members-only versus Non-members Posts

By CoachC | June 16, 2025
Members-only versus Non-members Posts

While most hockey folks who pass through this site have a sense of what the difference is, it wouldn’t hurt to attempt an explanation..

Skate Like a Pro

By CoachC | June 16, 2025
Skate Like a Pro

Skating is the most important skill in hockey. It doesn’t matter how great your shot is or how smart you are on the ice — if you can’t skate well, you’re always going to be one step behind…

Off-Ice Workouts That Keep Hockey Players in Peak Form

By CoachC | June 13, 2025
Off-Ice Workouts That Keep Hockey Players in Peak Form

Every hockey player wants to be at his or her best when the puck drops, but what happens when you’re not at the rink? That’s where off-ice workouts come in…

The Science Behind Hockey Strength Training

By CoachC | June 12, 2025
The Science Behind Hockey Strength Training

When it comes to dominating the ice, hockey strength training isn’t just about hitting the weight room — it’s about training smart, training specifically, and understanding the science behind every movement…

The Role of Mobility in Hockey Performance

By CoachC | June 8, 2025
The Role of Mobility in Hockey Performance

When it comes to building great hockey players, one of the most overlooked areas of development is mobility. Most folks talk about speed, power, strength, or even stamina…

Mastering Explosive Speed in Ice Hockey

By CoachC | June 5, 2025
Mastering Explosive Speed in Ice Hockey

If you’ve ever wondered why some hockey players seem to explode off the line and beat everyone to the puck, let me tell you — speed like that isn’t just a gift, it’s a skill that can be trained…

Load Shifting — using Band Setups

By CoachC | May 27, 2025

When it comes to LOWER BODY STRENGTH TRAINING with Bands, I use a simple concept that quickly allows you change things up. It’s called LOAD SHIFTING and is a concept based on changing up the load relative to you Center of Gravity….

3 Offensive Skill Drills

By CoachC | May 14, 2025
3 Offensive Skill Drills

This post is an example of what can be gained from one of our Exclusive Hockey Apps. To be honest, these are drills I haven’t even considered before, yet ones that I’d surely use today. ~ Dennis C Peripheral Vision Passing DrillThis drill is designed to improve spatial awareness and passing accuracy. Set up three…