Introduction: Course Overview

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Skills, Useful Products
Welcome to Weiss Tech Hockey's Home Hockey Training Center! As you know, hockey is a complex game that combines MANY different skills. Great hockey players can skate well, stickhandle, shoot, pass... they're strong, fast, smart, and make the right decision at the right time! One of the biggest mistakes many hockey players make is that they only work on their skills at the rink; they only work on their speed and strength at the rink; and they only work on their hockey smarts at the rink. In today's game, if you're only developing your abilities during your regular practices and games, you're probably not going to achieve your full potential. The best players I know are at the gym on their own, working on their hockey skills off the ice,…
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S3 Formula: In-Season… Register Today!!

Coaches' Corner, Nutrition, Off-ice Training, Speed, Strength, Useful Products
The S3 Formula In-Season Program is now available... Here's a sneak peak inside!! Here is a new video giving you a "sneak peak" inside the S3 Formula members' area. Incase I haven't made it clear enough, using the S3 Formula gives you a HUGE advantage over your opponent. Here's a little experiment to try... Next time you're in the locker room, ask your players to raise their hands if they work out on their own at least once per week, now ask them to keep their hands raised if they work out twice or more per week. Surprised..? On average, most teams only have 1-2 players who make it to the weight room with ANY form of consistency... let alone executing a true SCIENCE-BASED, HOCKEY-SPECIFIC, strength and conditioning program! If…
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Strength Training Periodization for Hockey

Coaches' Corner, Off-ice Training, Useful Products
Use periodization as you structure your off-ice training program to avoid hitting plateaus, and to increase your gains throughout the entire year! A well-structured strength and conditioning program should not only develop sport-specific muscle groups and energy systems, but should also incorporate various forms of periodization to keep the athlete progressing both during the off-season and in-season. The S3 Formula is designed to do just that. The program develops the primary muscle groups used in hockey, and periodizes the workouts on both a macro and micro level... meaning "periodization within periodization." Athletes who follow the program faithfully see consistent gains in Speed, Strength, and Size all year long––whether during the off-season or in-season! Use this information to your advantage (very few of your opponents know about this stuff!), and make…
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Summer Hockey Strategy

Coaches' Corner, Off-ice Training, Philosophy
How to Plan Your Summer Hockey Activities I am often asked what a player should do to make the most of his or her off season. This can be a tough question, because the answer usually varies from player to player. However, despite the many possible "correct answers," there are five main objectives that I think should be staples for any player looking to improve this summer––regardless of age or skill-level: Improve physical performance: The off-season is the time to develop your speed, strength, and size. During the summer months, this should be the primary focus for serious hockey players. Enormous gains can be made by consistently working out in a structured, hockey-specific, strength and conditioning program. Improve technical hockey skills (on-ice): Hockey players should take the time to develop…
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Off Ice Conditioning Program

Off-ice Training, Speed, Strength
Off Ice Conditioning Program From time-to-time I am offered to participate in different hockey specific programs because of all the hits this site takes each day. A coach I have known for about a year now is starting up what I think might be an interesting web based conditioning program for hockey players. Take a look at his website by clicking the image below and see if you are interested. This may be something you want to pass along to your players for the off-season. Here is a short link you can give to your players if you think they might be interested http://bit.ly/b2ATIG Between today and March 15th there will be different videos on the site to give you an idea of what’s to come. On the 15th there will…
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