Complete Conditioning for Hockey (Original PDF from Publisher)

Specification

Published Year
2022

Language
‎English

Publisher
Human Kinetics

Edition : 1

Format : Publisher PDF

File Size : 26.8 MB

ISBN : 978-1718208872, 9781718208889

Description

By Ryan van Asten Hockey players are stronger, quicker, and more agile than ever before. To compete and win in today’s game requires superior stamina and strength. Complete Conditioning for Hockey can help get you there with a year-round training plan that will get you primed for a winning season.Author Ryan van Asten, one of the game’s leading strength and conditioning coaches, shares the same approach he’s used with top athletes and teams at the professional and national levels—including NHL Stanley Cup winners, Canada’s Olympic gold medal–winning women’s hockey team, and multiple world championship teams. Complete Conditioning for Hockey covers every aspect of physical preparation, including these:

Movement optimization
Endurance and stamina
Functional strength and power
Acceleration and speed
Change of direction and reactivity
Recovery and injury risk reduction

Throughout, you’ll find more than 145 exercises, each with progressions and variations, to optimize your training in order to continue your development season after season. The position-specific guidelines will help to personalize training to your skill set, experience level, and role on the team. Training plans provide specific information and exercises for the off-season, preseason, in-season, and postseason to ensure optimal peaking and recovery.Complete Conditioning for Hockey also features a detailed analysis of player movement and conditioning needs, taking the process of physical preparation for hockey to a whole new level.Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.
Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Human Kinetics; First Edition (April 13, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1718208871
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1718208872