What does a hockey specific off ice training program have to do with improving your on-ice performance?
EVERYTHING!!!! Dont take my word for it. Here is what Jack Blatherwick, arguably the best hockey trainer in North America, thinks about training, especially regarding kids! “What does sprinting or jumping have to do with hockey? The answer comes in several parts, but the bottom line is, whatever makes you a faster sprinter will automatically make you a faster skater. In testing thousands of players we learned there was a very constant relationship between running speed and skating speed. On every team, from bantams to college, Olympics, and pros, the fastest skaters are likely to be the fastest sprinters. Likewise, those who jump the highest are likely to be faster skaters. This in itself would not prove that sprinting and/or jumping will make you skate faster, so we tested college players who trained this way for five weeks. They improved significantly in running speed, jumping ability, and leg power on a bicycle. More importantly, their times on skating tests of speed, agility, and e
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