Goalie Training Q&A for December – had a lot of questions about hockey goalie injuries over the last few weeks. Here are the topics I am covering in this video: 1)Knee pain below the knee cap with splits on the ice, split squats off the ice and groin stretches. 2)Glute pain after a hard fall on the ice – if you have fallen hard on your butt in the last 3-months, you should really watch this part of the video. 3)Trouble closing the 5-hole in a butterfly. I refer to this screen that anyone can do in my response – screen for hip impingement in hockey goalies
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10 Gift Ideas For The Goalie On Your List
In addition to the hilarious photo of me skiing in my Grandma’s back yard back in 1973, today I am giving you 10 gift ideas for hockey goalies. There are some great stocking stuffers on the list – I hope it helps you wrap up your shopping so you can kick back and relax the holiday season!
A Rant About Concussions in Hockey
Last night I was watching the Leafs lose to the Devils (ho HUM) and they referred to James Reimer’s return from “concussion-like symptoms”. What the….? I think you meant to say his return from concussion – it is not a dirty word, you can say it. What the heck are ‘concussion-like symptoms’ anyway? What next – ‘torn ACL-like symptoms’.
My Top 5 Books for Motivation
Okay for today’s post I am replying to an email I got from one of you asking for some sport psych or motivational books for goalies. Here are 5 (actually 6) of my favourite PLUS if you watch the video you will see my new favourite app for the iPhone!
Balance Board Training for Hockey Players
I had an email from one of you a few weeks ago showing me how you made a sweet balance board out of plywood and a section of PVC pipe. It was great and I think you said it cost you all of about $5 for the material. Then you asked – “What the heck do I do with it now?” So here are some ideas for incorporating balance board training for hockey in written and of course video format.
8 Simple Speed Secrets for Hockey Players
I hosted a free workshop for hockey coaches at the Revolution Studio a few weeks ago. It was really fun, but I know that many of you live pretty far from London, Ontario – yeah a bit of a hike from Mexico City, Slovenia, England, Sweden and Australia – even for you guys in Jersey! So I am going to share 8 Simple Speed Secrets for Hockey players with you.
Sorry – renovating!
Hey Gang, Just wanted to give you a head’s up that I am renovating the site over the next few days/weeks/months/years/decades…you get the idea. Hopefully it will only be days. So if you stop by and the place is a disaster area – I am very sorry and I will get it cleaned up soon. [...]
Here is the video: Off-Ice Training for Hockey Refs
Okay, here is the video that goes with the post from Monday. It is designed specifically for hockey refs, but it is a nice little workout that you might want to try.
Off-Ice Training for Hockey Refs – keep your speed and stamina.
I know a few of you are refs as well, so here is my annual in-season off-ice training routine for hockey refs. This one is in response to a question about maintaining speed and stamina during the season, so here goes…
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- Goalie Training Q&A + Pugs…
- The Heirarchy of Goalie Training
- Grainy video from Vegas & multiplanar flexibility
- Gut check time…
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