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…
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
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….
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…
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…
I thought I’d try something new this month (and I wouldn’t mind trying it again during future months). Danny, a Mite coach from Southern California wrote me recently and asked if he could contribute to our CoachChic.com format. Of course, I have to be sure all the ideas provided by the guest coach meet our…
Continuing with our want to answer a bunch of questions that have accumulated from our Ask The Coach area, I’m excited to address a great one from a coach named “Chuck” from the West Coast of the USA… ~ Dennis C Improving skating speed and agility is a game-changer for high school hockey players looking…
Towel – Band Strength Training
A Towel is the simplest and most cost effective way to add in variety to your band strength training workouts.
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Dynamic Stabilization
Dave Schmitz advises us on Dynamic Stabilization, or the ability of the muscles to stabilize a joint on the move…