Clinical
Isometrics are essential for hockey players: A simple solution to a complicated injury
I could say that I owe a lot to the game of hockey. It gave me the ability to travel and meet amazing people. I competed with incredible athletes and had the luxury of celebrating victory as well as mourning defeat. Hockey in a sense introduced me to my wife and is one of the […]
The technique mash-up: DNS + Body Tempering + Pliability
Who doesn’t love learning new skills while building on experience? Lifelong learning is not only healthy but it adds spice to life. The brain is an amazing structure capable of things we’ve scarcely begun to discover. Thankfully for those of us who are not highly-trained neuroscientists, there are some time-tested truths that we all have […]
KGB Vol 5: May 2021 PERSONAL HEALTH
AN ALTERNATE PERSPECTIVE ON GROIN HEALTH 10,00 ft view: Groin injuries are one of the most common causes of missed competition in the game of hockey. It is widely accepted that the most common cause of groin injuries is the extreme length of a player’s stride and the stress that puts on the soft-tissues. Many […]
KGB Vol 4: Recovery… MASTER THE BASICS
“Recover to win” they tell you. Much like nutrition, the world of sport recovery is difficult to navigate. There are endless gadgets, sketchy information sources and recovery gurus always at your disposal. Like most problems, the solutions are likely somewhere in the middle of all this chaos. The 10,000 ft view: Recovery = REPEATABLE HIGH […]
Updated analysis of changes in locomotor activities across periods in an international ice hockey game
Brocherie F, Girard O, Millet GP; Biol Sport. 2018; 35(3):261–267 How can we use data like this to our advantage? By understanding the demands of the game we can apply knowledge through the lens of both the rehab and conditioning side of performance. While it is true that hockey is a very fast game, we […]
Course Review: Body Tempering Certification BT-C
I just had the luxury of spending a Saturday at Kabuki Strength Labs in Portland, Oregon, where they hosted a Body Tempering course taught by CompoundPR and Donnie Thompson. I was excited to officially get in the trenches with these guys and see everything live. I have been floating along with the evolution of Instrument […]
Coach Cunniff Talks Shooting: Part 2
We are back with Coach David Cunniff’s insights on shooting. If you missed Part 1 of the conversation, view it: here. Once mechanics have been ironed out it is time to make the practice more variable. The next, most important skill to develop in shooting is the ability to handle passes from your teammates. Step […]
Conversation with Sean Gallagher: Part 2
We are continuing our conversation with Sean Gallagher of Gallagher Performance. I absolutely love his insight on how he works with patients in a rehab setting, using the mindset of strength training, which I found to be very similar to the protocol I use when I write strength training programs. In his phases of rehab […]
The Iron Neck
I am new to the Iron Neck and have only used it with my athletes and patients for the past 2 years. I have to tell you, it has been a wonderful addition to both rehab and performance. Last hockey season it was the one tool that kept concussion type symptoms at bay in one […]
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