Why vertical for hockey players?
The vertical jump is used in nearly all athletic combines, including those for the OHL and NHL. Although this may be true with other tests like the bench press [...]
Top injury prevention strategies that you can start TODAY
Stats on injuries…Injury prevention data (introduction) Why do injuries occur? (signs vs. symptoms and understanding the biomechanics of injury … create a link to our website) Top things you [...]
THOUGHTS WHILE READING RESEARCH 3: THE HOCKEY TRIAD
What did I read[1, 2] Hammoud, S., et al., The recognition and evaluation of patterns of compensatory injury in patients with mechanical hip pain. Sports Health, 2014. 6(2): p. [...]
RATIONALE BEHIND THE HOCKEY TRIAD – THE VISCOUS CYCLE
There is a link between athletic pubalgia (AP) / sports hernia (SH), tendon pain and FAI[1-4] Weakness of the posterior abdominal wall is a proposed factor for AP / SH [...]
Poor Skating Mechanics
Poor skating mechanics has many sources – hip mobility, leg strength, motor control, skating motor skill, thoracic mobility and trunk endurance. In our practice, I would say most significant [...]
Does CORE endurance enhance hockey performance? NO
Planks, sit-ups, side-bridges are all great exercises. But do they improve or are they related to hockey performance. A group of researchers from Germany[1] joined the group of many investigators [...]
Why does Vertical Jump matter for a hockey player?
Does jumping like Vince Carter, Michael Jordan, Aaron Gordan or the reigning two-time defending dunk Champion Zach Lavine matter for a hockey player? The simple answer is YES. Photo Credit: [...]