You just had a great off-season of strength training, sprinting, plyometrics and medicine ball exercises. You feel strong and ready to compete this hockey season. But now what do you do to keep all that strength and power during the long hockey season? Unfortunately, many hockey players see a drastic decrease in their strength and […]
Hockey & Restoration
Life can grant miracles, but rarely do the hockey gods send them. If you could name one player that possesses incredible skill with unprecedented conditioning and an uncanny mindset, you let me know, because I’d love to be that person’s coach. The reality is even the best players put time into skill development, off-ice conditioning […]
Is Chocolate Milk Really Good for Hockey Players?
Recently, a few studies have supported athletes drinking chocolate milk for muscle recovery after exercise. These research studies on chocolate milk want you to think that it is an effective, natural and simple way to energize the body. Could this just be a new fad or is there really something to this information? Who is […]
Best Vitamins for Hockey Players
Proper nutrition is vitally important for any athlete. Sports training puts very heavy demands on all systems of the body, especially the heart, lungs, and the muscles of the arms and legs. During a high intensity game such as hockey, a player will be skating very hard which means that a lot of energy is […]
Hip Pain and Hockey
Hip pain has become a significant issue in the sport of hockey. I’d imagine that hip pain has always been an issue in the sport, but maybe our ability to identify and diagnosis it has become more acute. Hip pain can come from a number of different injuries in hockey. Getting hit against the boards […]
How to get a “Beach Body” Using the HockeyOT Workouts
A number of workout programs are suppose to be about helping you lose weight and look more muscular and fit. Sometimes I think the hockey players I train are more interested in how they look from the workouts, than how they feel and play! With HockeyOT you can get both: improved hockey performance and a […]
Focus Training, Dealing With Pressure by Sports Psychologist Dr. Jason Galea
The composition of an elite athlete is both complex and unique. Each athlete must posses certain physical and mental attributes, based upon what is required of them during competition. Often, the composition of an athlete can be referred to as that of an “Iceberg”. This is to say – there is more to the athlete […]
Are you looking to get in a game to see how your training is progressing?
If you have been training and was to see how your training is progressing this is for you! Our friends at The Hockey Community can help you out with that! The Hockey Community was humbly founded in 2010 by 3 roommates, Alex, Martine and Daniel. As an engineer and entrepreneur student in France. Alex came to […]