HockeyOT pro athletes training for speed

Establishing your off-season training goals should start with a simple question: What are the attributes most important for success in hockey? If you study elite hockey players, success in hockey depends on:

1)      skating speed and agility

2)      stickhandling and shooting skills

3)      physical conditioning

4)      mental toughness

5)      confidence

6)      hockey sense or hockey I.Q.

All of these attributes can be improved through off-ice (dryland) training. How quickly you improve will depend on the efficiency of your hockey training program. The HockeyOT training program is all about making your training concise and efficient.

The HockeyOT system consists of strength, dynamic core, flexibility, stickhandling, balance, agility, quickness, speed and endurance training exercises. The HockeyOT workouts are tough and sometimes mentally grueling. It is the way that creates the warrior. At the end of the off-season you will have confidence in your physical and mental preparation and will know that you have done everything in your power to get ready to compete on the ice. To build a powerful image of self you structure a string of successes. 

Will you be ready to compete next season?

Dr. Chad Moreau is the President of HockeyOT.com, an online training site dedicated to improving the fitness level of hockey players of all levels. He was the former Strength & Conditioning/Nutrition Consultant for the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) and the Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL). For more information please visit hockeyot.com.