Mar
05
Stretches for Hockey Players – part one.
ByHi Gang,
This post is in response to a request from on of you for a basic stretching program that will help hockey players. Well, I got out my trusty Canon HD video camera and put this little gem together for you. There is a part two – so stay tuned!
Cheers,
Maria
Hi John,
I have seen hurling before – kind of looks like Lacrosse played with a bat! It is very exciting, but looks very tough! Are you sure that he did not fracture his coccyx in december? I am wondering about that. The other option is that he has a bone bruise and that can linger for quite a while. When you say the injury was last December I am assuming you mean December 2009, not 2008. Does he feel discomfort on the bone or is it more back pain? The reason I ask is that with a blow tough enough to injure the coccyx, he could have also knocked his pelvis out of alignment which could give him back pain, hamstring strains, hip flexor strains, ab strains or groin strains. I am wondering about a thorough assessment by a good sport physiotherapist. If it is a bony issue, there is no exercise that will help it heal faster – just need to give it an optimal environment. I would look into the pelvic alignment issue.
Would love to get to Ireland someday, maybe I can come see your team train or play.
Cheers,
Maria
Hi Maria
One of my players got a bad Knock on the coxyxs last december, he was back playing and looking strong untill he got hit again last week, my question is can you advise on a series of exerises to help, we had got the pass from his gp to go back playing the boy is a big 13 year old with fairly good flexibility, we leave in waterford Ireland and play a game called Hurling which is our national sport, i coach the local and county teams under 14 and have being using your off season exercises to good effect
thank you
John Tracey