Hockey trainers – are you letting muscle imbalances create injuries?
My colleague Rick Kaselj has put together a very comprehensive guide for you outlining exactly how muscle imbalances can create injuries and what you can do to reverse these effects and either prevent an injury or help a client come back after their injury.
What stretch should you do when you get injured?
One of the most common questions I get from goalies goes like this, “I pulled my groin yesterday – what stretch should I do to make it better?” or “I have a pain in my back what stretch should I do to fix it?”
Maybe there is a stretch that will fix it, but maybe not! Maybe it does not need a stretch at all, maybe it needs more strength and stability. Maybe the pain in your back is actually coming from your tight hip or your old shoulder injury. Maybe your hamstring strain is a function of poor core stability. You need to get help from an experienced sport physiotherapist to establish the underlying cause of the injury, then you can follow a targeted step-by-step path to loosen the tight structures if necessary and strengthen the weak structures if necessary.
Action steps to better goaltending.
Here is your step-by-step guide to help hockey goaltenders set goals that lead to success.
How much is too much? Training guidelines for young hockey players.
I had a post on this topic a few months ago, but I continue to get more questions about it, so today I want to share my philosophy on training…
Three off ice goalie drills for a quicker glove hand.
I had a question asking for some off-ice goalie drills that would build a faster glove hand.
Predictions for 2011 – the future of hockey training.
Right now I want to look at what I see as the trends for off-ice hockey training in 2011
Nutrition Strategies for Hockey Tournaments
Hard to believe Christmas has come and gone so quickly. If you are like most of the young hockey players I train or if you are one of my beer…
Merry Christmas Baby!
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy 2011! I just wanted to offer a sincere “Thank-You” for all of your participation, support and entertainment…
A little homework for my AAA team.
If you look at the following exercises and don’t know what to make of them, don’t worry. I have posted this for a AAA Minor Bantam team that I work…
20 Great Gift Ideas for the Hockey Player on your List!
With Christmas drawing nearer and given my mammoth posts last week, I thought I would make this one short and sweet. If you don’t think a dolly will thrill the…