Pre-Season Hockey Conditioning Plan
A 6-week pre-season hockey conditioning plan: aerobic base to intervals to explosive power, with test-retest benchmarks and slide board and speed chute protocols.
A 6-week pre-season hockey conditioning plan: aerobic base to intervals to explosive power, with test-retest benchmarks and slide board and speed chute protocols.
A complete 7-day off-ice hockey workout program with exact sets, reps and minutes, plus beginner and advanced scaling for every session.
The complete guide to off-ice hockey training: six skill pillars, age guidelines, season planning, and ready-to-run sample programs.
A summer of inline hockey keeps ice players sharp. What transfers, what's different, the gear you can reuse, and how to make it pay off on the ice.
Choosing a hockey slide board: length, surface and bumpers. Build skating power and conditioning off the ice with the right board.
Goalies train in short explosive bursts, not long cardio. Build lateral power, hip mobility, core and reaction with intervals that match a real shift.
Off-ice drills that build on-ice acceleration - plyometric starts, resisted sprints and single-leg strength for a faster first three strides.
Yes - sprinting is one of the best off-season tools for on-ice speed. Why sprints work, sprints vs cardio, sample workouts by age, rest ratios and warm-up.
Why a slide board mimics skating, the key exercises, and a sample workout with sets, reps and times to build stride power and conditioning.