Simple Hockey Training Tests
4,600 views · Published 31 July 2013 · 6:06 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: GoalieTrainingProTV · 2013 · Sports
http://www.HockeyTrainingPro.com Get the full article that goes with this video at - http://hockeytrainingpro.com/wordpress/2013/08/chart-your-off-ice-training-successes/ Four really simple tests you can do to monitor the progress of your off-ice hockey training program from hockey training specialist Maria Mountain, MSc. These tests will give you basic info about your leg power, stamina, relative strength and core endurance. Repeat each test every four weeks to see how you are progressing with your off-ice hockey training program. We are doing testing at the Revolution studio this week, evaluating how our players have progressed over the last month, if you train using the Hockey Training Blueprint or the UGT 3.0, you see testing worked into your program too. chart off-ice training successesSome athletes get very nervous for their testing, but really it is just a competition with yourself, to see how you have improved from phase to phase. I also remind them that not every single thing will improve during each phase. When we are targeting max strength, it is not completely uncommon for the standing long jump to stay the same or even go down a few centimeters. That is okay, once we finish the power phase it should jump (excuse the pun) by 5+ centimeters. There will always be variations from athlete to athlete and I have a good idea of how the different tests will progress over the off-season, but a poor performance in testing is also important (although I hate it) because it tells me that something is wrong -- this athlete may be getting over trained, they may not be doing the work they need to do when they are away from the gym or they may need some nutritional modifications.
