In this article, I interview Dr. Riyad Khamis who is a local visual expert here in Canada. He has a unique and fascinating practice where he trains amateur athletes, minor hockey players, OHL, and NHL athletes to improve their visual performance on the ice. We get a lot of questions here at Hockey Training about … Read more
In this article, I will break down how strength plays a major role in your speed, agility, and conditioning out on the ice. I feel the hockey world needs to hear these lessons, because I consistently see and hear of parents and coaches recommending that their kids not perform any strength training, out of fear … Read more
Fasting is an area of health and fitness that has grown massively in popularity over the past decade and is beginning to enter the hockey world. I get asked every single week if hockey players should do intermittent fasting, so I thought it would be highly beneficial to do a comprehensive article on the topic … Read more
In this article, I will unpack my NP3 Method of designing workouts that are specific to the demands of the hockey athlete during the in-season. After reading this, you will not only know exactly how to train during the competitive season, you will also thoroughly understand the why behind in-season training, which puts you many … Read more
If you listen to the close-minded opinion of certain scouts and coaches, it can seem like an impossible task for short hockey players to make it far in hockey. As a coach myself, it devastates me to hear the stories of a kid having fantastic skill and potential but having a coach cut him from … Read more
Edge work drills are a hot topic in the hockey training industry. If you have never included them in your dryland training approach before, then they are most certainly the “next big thing” you can do to become an elite skater. Luckily for us, many of the best dryland edge work drills are what I … Read more
In this article, I’m going to give you the action plan you’ve been waiting for to help you become a better hockey player between now and when your official season starts. Right now, many hockey players are stuck and feel like they are “in limbo” with their training and performance progression, because they have completed … Read more
If you want to reach your highest potential in hockey and take your entire game to the next level, then your life’s mantra needs to reflect performing “three sets of three” every single day. However, we aren’t going to do three sets of three in the traditional sense of performing a hockey-specific exercise such as … Read more
In this article, I’m going to break down the five best exercises to start including into your dryland hockey training program to get a nasty backhand. The backhand is the shot that most hockey players struggle with more than anything else. Part of this is simply due to a lack of technical repetition (you perform … Read more
In this article, I will break down the primary differences between off-season and in-season training and why it’s important to have a specific training approach for both. Managing a hockey player’s training program design takes a lot of effort and attention to detail: players are constantly subject to an ever-changing schedule of practices, games, workouts, … Read more