The 2nd day of the Perform Better Functional Training Summit started at 8am on Saturday. Here is the lineup of all the speakers and some of the information that I got from the day: Todd Wright- Todd is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Men’s Basketball at the University of Texas. Todd is a guy […]
This past weekend, I attended the Perform Better Functional Training Summit in Providence Rhode Island. I believe this one was my 5th or 6th Summit that I have attended. I really think that year to year, Chris Poirier and his staff do a great job putting together great educational opportunities. In my opinion, the 2010 […]
I was recently on a flight from Long Beach to Boston. On the flight, I watched the movie “Invictus” which starred Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Morgan Freeman’s character was Nelson Mandela, while Damon’s character was the captain of the South African rugby team named, Francois Pienaar. In the movie, they both met for tea […]
This is a guest blog post from my wife Hillary. She wrote this and posted it on her blog at www.HillarySkahan.com. Do you find yourself standing in the fridge trying to decide what you should eat for lunch while your stomach growls “HURRY UP!”? Or, does the 3 o’clock hour roll around and you dive […]
Even though it’s the off-season here in Anaheim, I am staying busy while working with a few of our players, continuing my education, and networking. Based on some of my past blogs, I obviously view continuing my education as a very important aspect of my development as a strength and conditioning coach. Another aspect that […]
Hey Everyone, here is an update of the newest content we added last week on HockeyStrengthandConditioning.com. Articles: “Goaltender Development”- Devan McConnell Off-ice training is crucial towards goaltender development. In today’s game goaltenders must be the most athletic players on the ice. A good training program will build the fundamentals of that athleticism and provide the […]
Here is an update on some great content added the last 2 weeks: Articles- “Hockey Related Concussions: From Evaluation to Return to Play”- Jeff Cubos http://www.hockeystrengthandconditioning.com/members/Hockey_Related_Concussions_From_Evaluation_to_Return_to_Play.cfm “Maxing Out Without Burning Out- How to calculate an athlete’s max 365 days a year”- Ben Peterson and Cal Dietz http://www.hockeystrengthandconditioning.com/members/Maxing_Out_Without_Burning_Out_How_to_calculate_an_athletes_max_365_days_a_year.cfm “Goaltender Development”- Devan McConnell http://www.hockeystrengthandconditioning.com/members/Goaltender_Development.cfm Videos- “Side Lunge […]
The 2009-2010 season ended for us less than 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately, we didn’t make the playoffs. This isn’t something that we are not used to around here. It is amazing how you go from working 6-7 days per week for over 7 months during the season, and then the season ends just like that. […]
Hey Everyone, Hope you are doing well. Here is a recap of the articles, videos and programs this week on HockeyStrengthandConditioning.com: Restoring Proper Hip Function: Part 2- from Kevin Neeld. “Part 1 of this series addressed restoring adequate range-of-motion in the hips and teaching the athlete to dissociate between hip and lumbar spine movement. I’ll […]
I just finished reading the book “Linchpin- Are You Indispensable?” by Seth Godin. Seth has also written other books such as “Purple Cow”, “The Dip”, and “Tribes”. It really is a great book. It really spoke out to me as I read along. Here is one of the paragraphs that I highlighted- “I’ve never met […]