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 today’s article I wanted to provide you with some of the best training exercises for hockey players. Bulgarian Split Squats (and variations) Pull-ups, Chin-ups (and variations) Sprints Variations I have been repeating for many years on end now the phrase that should be beaten into the head of all my readers: Just because you’re … Read more
We often get asked here at Hockey Training whether or not it is safe for younger athletes to do some training in order to become a better hockey player. To be honest, this is a great question because I can totally get where every parent and coach is coming from because they only want what’s … Read more
The world of hockey training has no shortage of lower body workouts, SAQ drills, speed training, and conditioning sessions – but in many cases, hockey athletes forget about the importance of the upper body in their training. This is partly due to people thinking that speed/agility/conditioning/quickness is only about lower body work, which is a … Read more
The slide board is a tool that was originally designed to be used by speedskaters but is now being used by a wide variety of sports — hockey being the most popular outlet for its use for obvious reasons. Incorporating a slide board into your training is just like any other tool in strength and … Read more
It’s very well established in sports science that getting stronger can improve your overall functional outputs and lead to an enhanced athletic performance. Hockey players need to be strong if they want to optimize their potential, there’s no question about it. There is a reason every single NHL team has a strength and conditioning program, … Read more
“Hey Dan, can I add XYZ to my existing program?” “Coach Garner! When is the best time to add in this finisher I saw?” “Hey coach, I’m already on a hockey training program of yours but am looking to do more, what can I do?” The examples could go on and on, I get these … Read more
When it comes to choosing exercises for hockey performance, it’s somewhat of a conceptual idea (albeit still highly scientific) in comparison to choosing exercises for sports like powerlifting or Olympic lifting. In weightlifting sports, the movements you are doing are perfectly “specific” since that is exactly what you will be doing on competition day. But, … Read more
A critical observation I have made through the years of working with thousands of hockey athletes and networking with some of the top coaches in the industry is just how often handgrip strength is made an afterthought in program design. Athletes and coaches disregard the importance of handgrip strength and don’t understand what unique benefits … Read more
One of the primary drivers of motivation that I use to make so much content on a weekly basis is because I want to change the way in which hockey athletes and hockey coaches view strength and conditioning program design. There are an incredible amount of articles, videos and social media posts in existence today … Read more
Put very simply, compound exercises are multi-joint movements that involve several muscle groups. These exercises consist primarily of the traditional strength training and bodybuilding movements – things like squats, deadlifts, chin ups, bench press, and rows all apply here. In sports science, it’s very fair to classify compound movement as “general” exercises because they don’t … Read more