Planet Field Hockey.com - Health & Fitness/Training

Fri 26 Nov, 2004

Health & Fitness : Training

Speed Training: Can I Actually Improve My Speed?

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This is a question many athletes ask themselves, and coaches wonder about their athletes. The answer is undoubtedly "yes," according to Doug Hix...

Yoga for Hockey: Reclining Spinal Twist (Modified Ardha Matsyendrasana)

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Since hockey players are prone to tension in the lower back and hip area, this posture is ideal directly after a tough practice or game to alleviate stiffness...

A look into the needs of injured athletes: Implications and recommendations

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Athletes are dependent on the optimal functioning of their physical skill, therefore sport injury can have a profound effect on the athlete...

Training: Repetition speed, time, and cadence

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Speed refers to the distance traveled by a body per unit time. Time provides a measurement of a period during which an action...

Training: Injury Prevention

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Altering training protocol, as dictated by those into a periodization method of training, does not help prevent injuries. You do not avoid an injury simply...

Explosive / Speed Training

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For the past few years, speed training has become the new rave within the fitness industry; neatly fitting into the periodization model for supposed optimum...

Health and Fitness: Resistance Training: Sport Specificity

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Including specific resistance training exercises to enhance sport specific movements is utter absurdity. There are no degrees of specificity...

Yoga for hockey: Posture # 2: Paschimothanasana

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Sitting upright with legs straight out. Flex the feet back towards the body, keeping the big toes together. Inhale and lengthen the spine...

Yoga for hockey. Posture #1: The Cobra

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This is the first of a series postures that Annabel will be featuring in the Health and Fitness section...

Yoga and how it can benefit the athlete

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Ive been involved in the hockey world since I was a child, both as a player and an observer. Sports has always been an essential part of my life and when I first...

Basic Strength Programs III - Triset Circuit

Our third in a series of strength programs. Exercises arranged in groups of three to be time efficient.

Basic Strength Programs II - Whole Body Circuit

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Our second in a series of strength programs. This is a time efficient method of lifting that will increase overall body strength

Basic Strength Programs I - Tour Circuit

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First in a series of Strength Training programs by Sean Campbell.

Introduction: Basic Principles of Training

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by Sean Campbell
Physical preparation for sport has become one of the key components for readying athletes for competition. The goal of physical training is...

Balance Training: Month #2

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Our second in a series of high performance balance training. Now it's time to use your stick

Balance Training: Month #1

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High performance training for hockey. Balance is the key for all sports. We start with the basics.

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