On this page you will find Hockey Training articles that will help you become a faster skater, increase your explosiveness, give you better conditioning levels, and make you an all-around better hockey player.
In this article, I want to share with you a fool-proof way to track your recovery rates so that you can ensure you’re always getting the best possible results from your training and bringing your best performance to the ice. One thing I always want to remember is that you aren’t what you can do, … Read more
Lower body training is very popular in the hockey strength and conditioning world, and for a good reason too. Your lower body is largely responsible for your: Explosive speed Conditioning Strength during puck battles Agility Reducing your risk for a lower-body injury …among many other factors. In this article today, I want to show you … Read more
In this article, I want to lay out the multiple reasons why having a strong neck is important for hockey athletes and then also include a neck workout for you to follow so you can start receiving all of the benefits of neck training for hockey. Why Alignment is Crucial If progress in your off-ice … Read more
In today’s article, I want to teach you how you can fast-track your “winding down” process after hockey games so that it doesn’t disrupt your sleep length or your sleep quality. To set the stage, I will not be providing you cool-down methods because I discussed those extensively here. Instead, this article will be centered … Read more
In this article, I want to lay out some of the science behind why hockey athletes get sore (and how that can negatively impact both their short-term and long-term performance) after physical activity and then lay out some strategies you can use to speed up your recovery. Why Do Hockey Players Get Sore? Although it’s … Read more
In this article, I want to answer the question of: Should hockey players take ice baths for recovery? The truth is that recovery is a wildly important component towards hockey performance, I have been an advocate of that since Day 1 at HockeyTraining.com and will always be. You can’t be your best if you aren’t … Read more
In this article, I want to show you some of the most effective dryland training drills and workouts that you can do in order to start becoming a faster, more conditioned, and agile hockey player. Here’s what we are going to cover (click on any to jump to that section of the page): At-Home Hockey … Read more
In this article, I am going to be running you through the two absolute “musts” surrounding your off-season hockey training that you need to have in place if you want to become a better hockey player. If you’re new here, you’re going to want to bookmark How To Schedule Your Off-season Training and The Off-season … Read more
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing a sports scientist, Ian Mack, who works with many NHL players and was recently featured on ESPN for his work with Patrick Kane this past off-season. Below you can read the interview (with our questions in the bolded text) and get some insight into how Patrick Kane and … Read more
When you are finishing up a hockey workout or intense practice, it’s important to engage in some form of cool down activity. The cool down is primarily in place to act as a bridge between your active self and your non-active self, both mentally and physiologically. This bridge between intense exercise and rest is important … Read more