03-05-2020 Live Q&A – You Shouldn’t Be Using Machines For Your Workout
Hey guys, Kevin here with Maria’s Facebook Live Q&A incase you missed it. If you don’t have time to watch the full video, here’s the times we talked about each…
ICE HOCKEY GOALIES – Stop Every Shot With These 3 Moves
As a hockey goalie, you are NOT going to stop every single shot. #truth #ouch But you can drastically increase your chances by developing the goalie specific stamina and stability…
11/24 Live Q&A – Ankle Issues, Strength Training at Home, Hip Flexibility
Hey gang, Rachel here (Maria’s Super-Awesome Assistant!). If you missed out on Maria’s Facebook Live Hockey Goalie Q&A on 11-24-2017, fear not! I have the video for you right here:…
Are you an antevert or a retrovert?
Since your hips are your bread and butter if you are a goalie I thought we should get to know this marvelous joint a little better. I can see…
Ankle Mobility for Hockey Players
There have been volumes written about hip mobility for hockey players – whether you are a skater or a goalie, we can all agree that hip mobility is key. But…
Research Review: Comparison of stretching protocols on hamstring flexibility
Getting my Masters degree in Kinesiology was a really fun time – except for the times you would get so frustrated by your research project that it would bring you…
Q&A: What Makes Goalies Tight?
Hope you are having a great week. You may know from reading my emails that I am a ‘routine’ girl. I like to have my routine – get up around the same time, have the same breakfast, do my work without interruption, go to bed early, etc. Well, this week my routine got all out of whack so I am still trying to get back on track.
My routine got ‘whacked’ for a good reason though. I was in the Boston area for Sunday, Monday and part of Tuesday to help at Brian D’Accord’s Goalie Consulting Group Prospects Week at Merrimack College. It was awesome to take 90+ of the top goalies from Canada, the US, Germany, Sweden and Russia through their off-ice training.
Travels there and back were great, although driving through Boston to get to the airport was a little wacky. My GPS looked like an Etch-A-Sketch there were so many roads going every which way. I have driven in Manhattan a few times and it is a cake walk compared to bean-town.
Anyway, today I am hitting you with a Q&A about what makes goalies tight and how to gain flexibility…
Any goalies want a wider butterfly flare?
One of my friends over at www.goaliecrease.net put forth an idea to have a friendly challenge to see who can widen their butterfly flare the most over the next six weeks or so. I offered to create a program to help goalies increase their butterfly flare.
So I created this little workout that will only take 10-15 minutes to complete (click the link for the PDF):
A simple way for goalies to build strong, flexible hips.
Here is one of the simplest exercises I can think of to help goalies build strong and flexible hips. All you need is a resistance band tied in a small loop. Don’t have a resistance band – fine, then place one hand on the outside of each knee to create resistance as you push your knees outward.
New twist on hip stretch for hockey players.
Check out this video and try the stretch. It is an essential stretch for hockey goalies and skaters alike. Your glutes get a lot of work, so they need a nice stretch to keep them happy.