Sport-Specific Training: Truth or Myth?

Sport-Specific Training: Truth or Myth?

With sport specialization at a young age becoming the norm, it raises another question: what about sport-specific training? Social media and marketing suggest that all athletes should train specifically for their sport using cool-looking, and often complex, exercises...

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How To Gain An Edge Over Your Competition

How To Gain An Edge Over Your Competition

I’m not sure you could pay me enough to be a hockey league director anymore.  Early in my career, I ran both adult and youth hockey leagues in a small town.  Everybody knew each other and it was more of a social gathering than a competition.  It was a blast.  Now,...

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Groin Injuries

Groin Injuries

What is a groin strain? A groin strain, or adductor strain, is an injury to one of the muscles on the inner thigh (adductor longus, brevis, and magnus; gracilis; and pectineus). Their primary function is to bring the leg back towards the middle of the body, or adduct...

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Game Day Prep for Hockey

Game Day Prep for Hockey

Whether they admit it or not, every player has a pre-game routine.  All athletes perform their best when they feel their best.  Having the good habits to prepare yourself properly prior to your game goes a long way in improving performance and preventing injuries. ...

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Off-Season Soccer Tips

Off-Season Soccer Tips

Many athletes look forward to the off-season after enduring a long and grueling season. The off-season is also a great opportunity to recharge both physically and mentally and address shortcomings in areas such as strength, flexibility, mobility, speed, power, and...

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Which is better to use? Kettlebells or Dumbells?

Which is better to use? Kettlebells or Dumbells?

No matter what level of athlete or weightlifting you are at, you have most likely asked yourself, “Do I use a kettlebell or dumbbell? Which is better?” When both are implemented into your training regimen it's excellent but in different situations. You have to ask...

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Shoulder Injuries in Hockey

Shoulder Injuries in Hockey

At our sports performance and rehabilitation facilities, we see many hockey athletes with injuries to their shoulders. This is not surprising due to the speed and the physical nature of the sport. Injuries can vary from simple muscle strains to full joint...

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This Doesn’t Look Like Hockey Training…

This Doesn’t Look Like Hockey Training…

Our facility is fortunate to be located inside a hockey rink. This means I get to work with all the teams of our local club team that calls my rink home. As I was talking to one of the coaches who was observing his team train before practice, he started asking...

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Returning to Play After an Injury

Returning to Play After an Injury

Injuries occur in sports. Some require rest, some rehab, and sometimes treatment and physical activity modifications are necessary to get the athlete back into competition. Every injury and every athlete are different so there is no black-and-white answer to how fast...

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