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This may be the single most powerful hockey development video in the history of the game. I’ve been fortunate to hear this presentation a few times, and every time I take away something new, some better way to help hockey players compete at the most elite levels. I’m not sure if this video was supposed […]

Before jumping into today’s post, I just wanted to say a quick congratulations to several of our athletes from this off-season. John Gaudreau (’93) is tied for 2nd on his team (Dubuque Fighting Saints) and tied for 3rd in the USHL for points, as a first year player! Matt DiGirolamo was awarded the starting goalie […]

Some great new additions to Hockey Strength and Conditioning this week from coaches that have a profoundly successful history training pro hockey players: Video: TRX Lateral Line from Sean SkahanCoach Skahan presents an interesting core training exercise using the TRX. This was one of those videos that gave me ideas for a half dozen other […]

Over two years ago, Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon professor, gave what was known as “The Last Lecture”. If you were living under a rock during that time period and missed his lecture, set aside 75 minutes to watch the video below. It may be the most powerful thing you’ve ever seen: Recently, I received […]

Last week I had a Tier I U-18 player stop in at Endeavor so I could have a look at his hip. I tend to do these types of favors for players that have trained with us in the past and/or play for coaches that I know (in this case, Jared, my boss at Endeavor). […]

This was a really cool week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning. Last week I mentioned that the content slowed a bit, at least in the form of programs, articles, and videos, but that I really got a lot out of the forum discussions. This week was almost the exact opposite-TONS of new stuff added. Webinar: […]

Picking right up where we left off on Monday: 18. These are two interesting abstracts on outcomes of manual therapy in chronic groin pain populations. I think every athlete should get manual therapy work performed on a regular basis, especially once they reach their Junior and Senior years of high school. If you’re in the […]

I’ve had a lot of different things on my mind recently, so I want to break free of the typical “article-style” post and touch on a wide variety of topics, ranging from professional to personal, intellectual to comical. Let me know what you think of these types of posts and I’ll use them more or […]

Usually, the things I like the most about Hockey Strength and Conditioning are the articles, programs, and exercise videos. I learn a lot by delving into what some of the top hockey training professionals in the world are doing with their athletes. I usually come away with new ideas for exercises/exercise progressions or program design […]

A couple weeks back I posted something on facebook about taking the Precision Nutrition Certification Exam. Since then, I’ve received a handful of emails from other strength and conditioning professionals on what my thoughts on the cert were. In essence, everyone wants to know: “Is it worth the money?” In short, my answer is a […]