HockeyOT: Hockey Training That Will Take Your Game to the Next Level!

Nutrition, Off-ice Training, Skills, Speed, Strength
HockeyOT was designed by pro hockey players & coaches. It’s like having your own personal hockey strength & conditioning coach at a fraction of the cost It's no secret I'm a huge believer in off-ice training. In my last post we talked about the importance of understanding who your competition is, and how to gain an advantage over them. You an check that post out here: Who IS my Competition Anyways…? Biggest Potential to Gain an Advantage: In that post, we talked about some of the on-ice factors that go into being an effective player... these on-ice factors are definitely important, however, where you're really going to gain an advantage is off the ice! Off-ice strength training and conditioning is probably the biggest category that will give you an advantage…
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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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Cool New Site: The Hockey Community

Miscellaneous
"The Hockey Community" categorizes all of the "hockey happenings" in your local area. A few weeks ago I was introduced to a new hockey site that has the potential to make a serious impact on local hockey. The main idea behind The Hockey Community is to merge all the rinks' schedules and the drop-in hockey games on the same website. Through a very simple form you can find stick and puck, public skating, drop-in hockey game and much more. They just rolled out all the local hockey info in the Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby and Delta areas, but they are planning to add more and more cities. I can't wait until Salt Lake is on the list :) This is actually a student's project from an engineer school, so if you have more…
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