Philosophy

Becoming Stronger and more powerful is critical to Hockey success, especially as one attempts to move up from level to level. Being Stronger and more powerful contributes to skating faster and more powerful, dynamic balance, shooting and checking as well as injury prevention. Remember….improving hockey performance is not the same as general fitness and general strength. Players of all abilities must focus on other components like explosiveness, quickness, agility, speed, lateral movement, balance, reaction skills and technical skills and tactics. The Proper Hockey Strength & Power training is the foundation that these important attributes are built from and are the basis for the programs designed at the Velocity Hockey Center.

ON ICE INSTRUCTION:

All the On-Ice sessions will focus on the following with and without the puck: Over-Speed Training Multi-Directional Movement Skills First Step Quickness/Explosiveness Lateral Mobility Powerful Strides Forward and Backward Transitions Stick-Handling in tight areas Shooting the puck at a high tempo Small Area Games

OFF - ICE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING INSTRUCTION:

The highly intensive Strength and Conditioning Program is designed to help increase the players skating performance. The players will be put through a variety of quickness/agility exercises as well as some power core strength methods that will help build the adequate muscles needed to perform the on ice drills. Students will also be training on the NEW! Acceleration MN Skating Treadmill in the Velocity Hockey Center. The continual practice of the skating motions on the Skating Treadmill will help build “Muscle Memory” to therefore adequately perform the motions on the ice at a much higher and powerful tempo.

** Students will do the On and Off Ice Training Program on the same days. They will go through their on ice instruction then go directly to the dryland area.

The Velocity Hockey Center and it’s Expert Staff have helped hundreds of Professional and Amateur hockey players reach their goals. The players who have trained with the coaches at Velocity have gone on to successfully compete at the Youth, High School, Junior, College, Professional Levels and have gone on to compete in events such as the State High School Tournament, World Championships, Frozen Four, Olympics and the Stanley Cup.

CALL TODAY TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN TAKE YOUR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL…….AND REACH THE TOP.

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