This March, my fifth and final season of junior hockey with the Vermont Lumberjacks ended. Reflecting on this journey, I’ve thought a lot about a lot about my teammates, numbering in the hundreds. The relationships we shared and the memories…
Note: I re-wrote this article for hockeystrengthandconditioning.com. The writing is way better (obviously I’m so much better at this shit now) and the lessons easier to takeaway. So, just go read this over there. I was incredibly lucky help my…
The first training session with the Vermont Lumberjacks this fall, I asked the group if they’ve ever felt hip flexor or groin pain. Literally every single hand went up. In my role as the strength and conditioning coach for the…
With more organized youth activities and the rise of technology, unstructured free time has come more and more out of children’s lives. Many have lost the time to explore their environment and their authentic interests, or if they have time…
Although every athlete is unique and must be coached differently, as I’ve worked with more and more people I’ve noticed patterns among different groups and demographics. With these patterns there are obviously exceptions. But, across the board these are some…
Each day, week, month and year that goes by without growing in some manner to me is not time well spent. But going beyond that, if we don’t reflect on those lessons, we won’t be able to apply them. In…
In The Art of Learning Josh Waitzkin tells how as a young chess master his strength was as a creative, offensive player. His style was among the likes of world champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. To improve defensively, a…