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Hockey is one of the few team sports played on ice. Its fast-paced gameplay is filled with precise passes, blistering slapshots, and hard collisions—making hockey one of the best spectator sports. Two teams faceoff with a total of twelve players on the ice at a time, including two goalies. 

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There’s a Place You Can Go
April 2, 2018
For me, hockey has always been much more than a game. It’s a place you can go to forget about everything in the world for a while, where there’s no pain and no problems. Everything is just pure fun. The stuff I want to talk about isn’t easy. So I’m going to start with a […]
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Cognitive Training Could Prevent Concussions
March 29, 2018
After so many years of high profile news around concussions it is encouraging to see scientific evidence about reducing the risk of head impacts in ice hockey.
Hockey and Ice Cream: The Inside Scoop
March 27, 2018
Playing other sports can help kids meet new friends and have fun. Being away from the ice for a while may also help build the desire to get back on it and enhance their love for the sport. Believe it or not, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Eat ice […]
Making the Right Calls for Safety
March 26, 2018
Control the things you’re able to control, and have courage in your convictions. By doing your job, you’re keeping the game safe.
How to Schedule Your Off-Season Hockey Training
March 25, 2018
It’s the athlete who is able to put that hard work into the most intelligent areas in the most intelligent periodization structure who is going to get the best results. The term “periodization” simply represents the process of organizing your training into phases. These phases are placed in a logical order for the purpose of optimizing your […]
Establishing Your Sports Recognition Program
March 22, 2018
Have a plan for each child. Don’t wing it. Determine how each player contributed to the team. Be specific.
Breaking Down Five Common Officiating Misconceptions
March 20, 2018
Officials have to be above reproach to effectively do their jobs, and when one fails in this area, action needs to be taken by the proper authority. Let’s be honest: Officiating is far from easy. The fact that special skills (skating) are required to simply do our job, especially as the speed of hockey changes, […]
Where Is the Fun in Life if There Is No Challenge?
March 20, 2018
To access their skills within that sport that they can no longer play competitively and use them in other aspects of life to succeed. “Where is the fun in life if there is no challenge?”  Those words ring true more Division I hockey player Andrew Mayer. The Ferris State University senior’s middle name should be GRIT! His […]
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Offseason Nutrition and Training Tips
March 18, 2018
Dedicate 2 or 3 hours a week to practicing your skills. This time is for individual practice, not team practice of tactics and strategy and not games.
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Designing an Off-Season Hockey Speed Workout
March 18, 2018
You should always include some form of high power output movements such as jumps or medicine ball throws The answer to this is quite complex, as speed is a physical quality an athlete gains through a variety of proxy measurements, the most relevant for hockey players including: – Genetics – Training age – Warm up […]
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