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FIND – FRIEND – FOLLOW
Start with both arms fully extended and straighten the elbow. As you raise the arms up over the head, keep the core and hips engaged. Rotate the arms backward, while focusing on deep breathing through each rep. Repeat for 10 repetitions, or as much as needed, gradually increasing your range of motion. For advanced athletes, you may use a band for more resistance.
Written by:
Darrid Watson, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
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601 Laurel Oak Rd.
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Training Aspects is the home of the hockey player. Training is not all the same. understanding the needs of the athlete and being able to create solutions for the imbalances and help develop the hockey athlete takes experience. The hockey player, whether a hockey forward, hockey defenseman or hockey goalie, go to a place that know the sport and can guide the hockey athlete to success.
Written by:
Kirill Vaks CSC
Sports performance coach
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Inside of the Flyers Training Center
601 Laurel Oak Rd.
Voorhees, NJ 08043
The off-season is here and it’s time to start training for next year! Hockey stride performance is always at the top of the mind of every parent and kid at season end. “How do I improve my stride?” How do I get faster?” We’re here to help answer those questions and be as efficient as possible in your training program focus. So you can maximize those off-season hockey stride gainz!
Ankle mobility is one of the most under rated yet important aspects of improving your stride speed, power and performance! Coaches always say GET LOW! And they’re correct…but what might not be understood is a lot of getting low is bout ankle mobility! Without the ability to dorsiflex or bend your ankle forward efficiently, how low you can get into your stride will be greatly limited. Here are a couple pictures to show the difference ankle mobility makes in getting lower in your stride and the effect it has on the whole body posture while skating.
Proper alignment is everything when it comes to creating more power and overall speed in your skate stride! Without aligning the three main joints of the lower body (ankle, knee, hip) your ability to produce power and speed will be greatly reduced. You can’t produce force effieciently off an unstable foundation. If the joints are aligned strongly the body can produce great force and power leading to increased speed and performance of your stride! Checck out the pictures below for proper ankle, knee and hip alignment.
Maximizing your hip extension is the ultimate when it comes to improving stride efficiency and power output! If each stride has a bigger pushoff and extension of the hip this leads to less strides needed. This will lead to better skating efficiency. Better skating efficiency will lead to increased stamina to last through the 3rd period and keep the body fresher through the long season! Here are some pics to show efficient hip extension.
Now you know what to focus on in your stride mechanics and positioning to maximize your performance this off-season! If you still have questions or are not sure how to add these things into your program, don’t hesitate to reach out! We’ d love to answer any questions you have or invite you in for a complimentary movement assessment to truly help you…
UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL!
Written By:
Rob Jost ACE-CPT, NSCA-CPT
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Visit us:
Inside of the Flyers Training Center
601 Laurel Oak Rd.
Voorhees, NJ 08043