Three New Core Exercises For Goalies…
As you get more advanced with your training, you will find that your core training looks less and less like what you think “core” training should look like. There certainly…
The Easiest Thing Any Goalie Can Do To Improve Performance
Have you ever meet an accomplished pitcher who didn’t do long toss or never did maintenance exercises for his or her shoulder? Ever? I know I haven’t. It is…
Why I Never Have Hockey Players Stand On A Stability Ball…
I am sure you have heard me say it before – just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Although it looks quite impressive, anyone can stand on a stability…
Reducing Knee Strain In The Reverse VH Position
Like any other movements a goalie makes, the Reverse VH looks pretty straight forward until you try to get into position and realize your body doesn’t really want to…
What the puck sees when you drop your glove
Howdy have another on-ice video for you today, showing how the training you do off the ice directly relates to your performance on the ice. Today we will take a…
Strength Training For Young Goalies & Skaters
I still get at least two emails per week asking a variation of the ‘what training should my 10 year old goalie do?’ Some of you even follow it up…
Off-ice training that makes goalies less vulnerable on the ice.
I have been looking forward to this series of posts for a while, here’s how it came together. I was chatting with Future Pro Goaltending’s Jason VanSpronsen and we decided…
McKichan on the brain :)
Well, I was going to post an article on how we use heart rate monitors at RevCon today, but I woke up this morning with Steve McKichan on my brain…does…
Heart Rate Monitors And How We Use Them
One of you asked me about getting a heart rate monitor and if it was worthwhile. The answer is ‘yes and no’. The heart rate monitor on its own…
Amp Up Your Training Heading Into Play-offs?
And this is why you need to keep up with your training year round and make sure you are doing the right things at the right time. This is…