Strength Training for Ice Hockey Players

Band Training to improve A 40 yard dash

By CoachC | May 23, 2024

In case members don’t know it, the 40 yard dash is used as a measure of athletes beyond football combines. As a matter of fact, it’s often seen as a measure of an ice hockey player’s sprinting speed…

Evaluate Hockey Problems — RIGHT NOW!

By CoachC | May 16, 2024

One time my old magazine publisher asked that I do a piece on “picking a hockey camp”, So, I thought I’d try something a little different from what other writers might…

For the Shoulders: 12 Ways to Do Band Pull A-Parts

By CoachC | April 29, 2024

As I could say about every band training workout, it’s an awesome way to cross-train for our game of hockey. And, when it comes to band training, there are none better than this gentleman…

Build Your Chest The Right Way With Bands

By CoachC | March 30, 2024

Hockey players should just think about how often they need to rather violently push away from an opposing player or the side boards…

Build Your Own Off-ice Hockey Training Center

By CoachC | February 21, 2024

Many good drills require some sort of training aid (I’ve mentioned previously that a lot of pretty good training tools can even be homemade)…

How to Easily Train Abs in Every Workout

By CoachC | February 5, 2024

If a visitor hasn’t yet met Dave Schmitz, Creator of THE BAND GYM, you’re in for a treat, as well as a great way to train for hockey away from the ice…

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

By CoachC | January 31, 2024

Thankfully, a number of members have weighed-in, or offered their opinions or guesses, and I applaud the bulk of them for coming fairly close to what I’ll be suggesting down below…

Athletes Just Keep Getting Stronger and Stronger

By CoachC | December 31, 2023

Two long ago news events caused me to bring a few thoughts to my members’ minds — those having to do with MLB and the NHL…

Building Muscle Strength with a Twist

By | November 29, 2023

Unlike traditional forms of exercise, which usually involve moving weights or body parts through a range of motion, isometric exercises involve holding a position or contracting muscles without any movement…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 85

By | November 15, 2023

Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…