Category Archives: Hockey Training
A Special Team Skating Session with Graeme Townsend
We all like to do unique things for our players. Skating is one area where there are lots of products and people suggesting they can offer just such a thing. Well, we have a special guy for you and your … Continue reading
Time to Start Your In-Season Training
Hopefully all your goals were met for the pre-season and your team is ready to start the regular season. Now it is time to change your training emphasis for the in-season. Here is an excerpt from The Hockey Conditioning Handbook … Continue reading
A Quick Look at All the NHL Teams for the 2008-09 Season
A great source for sports information is TSN, Canada’s original sports channel. They are currently running a series that will give you insight into each team in the NHL. For the complete article on Montreal and all the NHL teams … Continue reading
High Tech, Scouting, and Predicting Success in Hockey
In a Globe and Mail story by technology reporter Matt Hartley dated September 23, 2008 read how high tech is becoming part of scouting with the help of a devise called a Phantom. It was developed in the artificial intelligence … Continue reading
NHL Players Recognize the Importance of Year Round Training
Every time I come across an article like the one by Canadian Press writer Chris Johnston, I see the value of our book The Hockey Conditioning Handbook. Click on the Store tab above to check it out. The article is … Continue reading
Burnout and Other Concerns for Young Hockey Players
Here is an excerpt from an August 26, 2008 Globe and Mail article by Tralee Pearce where she discusses the burnout factor in sports. Until last week, Oakville, Ont. hockey player Stefan Legein was a poster boy for youth hockey. … Continue reading
Gearing Up for the Pre-Season
You are either already in your pre-season or it is just around the corner. Season plans should have been in place by now, along with the regular season schedule and practice sessions. Are we excited or are we panicking? What … Continue reading
Checking out The Hockey Conditioning Handbook Competition
Now that our book is on line, I have been taking time to see what else is out there in the hockey conditioning internet world. Checking out the competition has been interesting. Yes, I liked the fact that one of … Continue reading
Our First EBook is Available Now!
Ice Hockey Conditioning—Made Easy! Discover how to have fast, strong, totally fit hockey players all year long. If you are a coach or a player who has loads of questions and little time to study how to train smart and … Continue reading
The Off-Season is Upon Us–Time to Get Training
Now that the excitement of the NHL free agency spending spree seems to have run its course, it is time for hockey players to switch focus. For you Canadian players out there, July 1, Canada Day, celebrations are long over. … Continue reading