I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Hayley Hughes, a junior forward for the Cornell Big Red Women’s Hockey team. Hayley, a psychology major, managed EXACT’s Neurocognitive Testing Station at the recent NHL Draft Combines in Toronto. Cornell … Continued
Can You Play College Sports?Take the 4 minute quiz to see if you have what it takes for NCAA sports. Take the QuizClick Here I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Hayley Hughes, a junior forward for the … Continued
Start your hockey mental training today. Here is a follow-up on yesterday’s blog post with some simple techniques to begin training your brain. Free Guide: The Perfect Email for RecruitingDownload our free guide & checklist for sending the perfect email to college … Continued
Plenty of critics will tell you that goaltending is 90% mental. Is it really? Any skilled performance has a mental component. At the elite level in any sport, the difference in skill between Player A and Player B is probably minimal, … Continued
Athlete Training guide: The Principle of Overload The overload principle states that in order to keep making gains from an exercise program, you must find some way to make it more difficult. This is because bodies adapt to exercise. This … Continued
What Is The Principal Of Specificity? The principle of specificity is deceptively simple and it drives all the gains that one makes from a strength training program. Specificity states that the body makes gains from exercise according to how the body … Continued
Welcome to Part 2 of our Off-Season Training guide: Aerobic v. Anaerobic training, which should I focus on? Enter The Nation’s Largest Prospect DatabaseConnect with thousands of college coaches across the U.S. and get evaluated for collegiate athletics! Enter Database … Continued
To understand hockey strength and conditioning you have to be aware of the unique demands placed on an ice hockey player. In order to be successful in hockey, besides having exceptional skills, players should participate in a program that will … Continued
In hockey, the team that demonstrates the greatest control and movement of the puck, typically is the most successful. This facet of the game is termed puck possession and can be defined as having control of the puck for as … Continued
(The Role of the Coach in Player Development: Part 2 of a series of discussions on factors influencing player development) Coaches also have the ability to significantly impact the development of their players in their chosen sport(s). As with parents, the … Continued