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Hockey Training Program Design Myth
June 2, 2023
Specific exercises for proper hockey training program design should include exercises that improve target movements that we utilize out on the ice. 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 […]
Developing Good Setters Starts With the Legs
June 2, 2023
Hunter’s success underscores another important point: there’s always room to learn something new and improve your technique, even if you’re one of the best players in college volleyball. Nebraska’s Kelly Hunter was already a very good setter before her senior year in 2017, but she got even better in her final collegiate season. Part of […]
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Total Body Explosive Hockey Training
June 2, 2023
The goal of these hockey specific total body power exercises, however, is specifically designed to improve your explosive power. Improving your body composition and hockey performance is a multifaceted goal that requires a multifaceted training and nutrition approach. There are many different ideologies and ways in which you can utilize resistance training, but today I want to […]
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Ten Skills Every Gymnast Should Know
June 2, 2023
Always make sure that you have them cast and return to the bar several times so that they get used to working the bar. Competitive gymnastics has a mystique to it that I’ve never understood. Probably because I’ve been in the thick of gymnastics since I was a toddler it’s impossible for me to understand […]
Three Biggest Mistakes Volleyball Players Make In Training
June 2, 2023
Eating junk food and sugar and drinking soft drinks will not fuel an athlete and could ultimately cause damage because the nutrients are not available when needed during the competition. Training for any sport is a huge factor determining whether or not an athlete will be successful. One of the biggest mistakes an athlete or […]
Eight Diving Dryland Tips
June 2, 2023
Simple performing squat jumps and body weight squats isn’t going to cut it for an elite age-group or senior diver who has mastered every bodyweight movement. Diving is a unique combination of strength, power and flexibility. Whether you’re starting on a country club diving team just learning the approach and hurdle or are jumping off a […]
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Six Keys to Improve Skating Speed and Efficiency
June 2, 2023
Whether you take lessons or not, you must get thousands of repetitions on your own, just as golfers practice by the hour after each lesson. Add dryland skating workouts when you come off the ice. Every year some players dominate in the regular season but not in the playoffs when the pace is faster. The difference is […]
Using the Swap Tag in the Passing Game
June 2, 2023
If the defense is in some sort of quarters or even coverage when number two comes across the formation it can have the effect of taking the safeties’ eyes in and he will lose track of number one. One of the easiest ways to keep things simple in the passing game is through the use […]
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Bodyweight Hockey Training Intensifiers
June 2, 2023
A full push up performed on the floor is much easier than performing push ups with your hands up on a bench or when you are on your knees instead of your feet. A lot of people think that bodyweight-only training is too basic and that you are severely restricted in the results you can […]
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Weight Training for Baseball Players
June 2, 2023
Even if you are a budding young pitcher, taking good care of your arm with graded training and playing is an essential strategy for longevity. Comprehensive training programs for individual sports are often “periodized.” That is, they are broken into three or four phases over the year, with each phase concentrating on a particular fitness […]
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