The Two Exercises You Need to Get Faster
Let’s face it, every sport requires an athlete to be fast one way or another. Whether it’s a baseball player trying to change a single to a double, a soccer player going for a goal across the field, or a hockey player skating, all sports require the athlete to be...
Fueling for Success
A car needs fuel to run, and the same can be said for the human body. Athletes in particular need to make sure to replenish their energy to get ready for the next training session or competition. An added obstacle is often a busy schedule; between school, work,...
The Importance of Hip Mobility
The biggest and most powerful joint in the body is the hip joint. The hip joints not only generate the majority of power in athletic movements but also are the center of all points of connection and load for the body's muscle groups. Therefore, when the hip joint...
3 Key Areas to Help Increase Performance During the School Year
As athletes begin the school year, a very hectic schedule begins to build. As the school year unfolds and homework loads, along with activities and sports practices begin to increase it is easy for an athlete to get caught up in the craziness of the year. This leads...
It’s Time For Training Camp: Getting Ready For A New Hockey Season
Training camp is the official start of a new hockey season. These final weeks of the summer will also bring about a batch of tournaments. Are you prepared to perform at your best? The off-season for a hockey player is getting shorter and shorter every year. As your...
Preparing For Fall Sports: Heat Illness
With the new fall sports season just around the corner, we want to discuss the important topic of heat illness, or Exertional Heat Illnesses (EHIs). EHIs can be a very serious medical emergency that can cause serious damage to your body and even lead to death. The...
How to Prepare for Your Upcoming Hockey Season
How is your off-season training plan coming along? Are you getting ready for the upcoming season? Let’s check the list to see where you are. Did you take time off at the end of last season to recover from injuries? Did you take time off the ice to get away on...
Core Stability Isn’t Just Sit Ups
When most people think about core or abdominal exercises, they think of sit-ups and planks. Though these exercises can be effective, can we do it better? Many of the most popular core exercises are performed on the floor. The issue is that most of the sports we play...
Hypo- vs. Hyper-mobility
Mobility is often a buzzword that is thrown around in training, rehab, and sports performance settings. Here, we are going to look at what it means when an athlete is hypo-mobile (less mobility) and what it means when an athlete is hyper-mobile (more mobility), and if...
The North Bay Battalion selected Ukrainian Ihnat Pazii in the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft
The North Bay Battalion selected Ukrainian center Ihnat Pazii and Slovakian defenceman Alex Cajkovic in the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft on Wednesday The Ontario Hockey League’s Battalion took Pazii with the 48th overall pick from the Chicago-based Windy City...
Running and Speed Work for the Hockey Player
“But I hate running! Why are we running? I skate I don’t run!” I hear this from almost every hockey player this time of year. But guess what? We still run as part of our off-season training. There are quite a few variables that go into the prescription of the...
Shoulder Injury Prevention
The shoulder: all sports use them (some more than others), and they tend to be prone to injury. The shoulder is a very mobile joint, and it has the ability to move in multiple directions. While increased mobility is necessary for the shoulder to function, it comes...