Hockey training and agility
exercises makes a good athlete into an
all-star athlete. Here you will find great agility workouts and
exercises that can develop the players performance.
Training for
speed and agility is neccessary for all hockey players
that wants to improve their abilities on the ice. Players that
focuses on improving on these areas will not only be good or average
players, but great players. These type of training is what can
transition a good player to a great player.
Isn't becoming a great athlete a goal that every athlete would like to
achieve. Yes it would! Now you have started your first
proccess of not only becoming good, but becoming great.
Being
Focused
It
is important to focus on your speed and agility training when you do
your hockey exercises at a gym. In hockey training or hockey
exercises whether your riding a bike, running, or skating, focusing on
increasing your speed and improving on your agility abilities can make
a difference during any competitions.
Being
focused and
practicing these agility drills for hockey training, not only can you
increase your speed, but you can also improve:
- Improve your motion.
- Improve on your movement.
- Develop your natural flow and improve your athletic
grace.
- Become a better player on the ice with your speed and
agility.
- Improves on your efficiency on your movement.
Agility
Drills
These drills are for land
use and not for on-ice use for hockey training. However, with a
little improvision, you can incorporate all these agility drills for
on-ice use. Off the ice agility training is important and it can
be done practically anywhere as long as you have a large open area.
Below
are the agility
drills that will improve your game:
Sprints Focused On Starting
- Begin at the starting line.
- Place your non-dominant foot on the line and your
dominant foot behind your non-dominant foot.
- Put the knee of your dominant leg in the middle of
your front foot.
- On the dominant leg side, place your hand behind the
line.
- As you roll forward, your hips should be higher than
your shoulders and all your body weight should be leaning forward on
the ball of your fron foot. (Your heal should not be touching the
ground).
- Put your free arm as far back as you can.
- Then explode out with a forward lean.
Sprints With Varying Speed
- Specify your distance and how long and far you will
be running.
- Begin at the starting line.
- Start off slow as you run off the starting line.
- Gradually increase your speed. Your maximum
speed should be reached before you reach the finish line.
- After you reach the finish line, gradually slow down
for the next 20 yards.
Sprints With Resistance
- Find a hill that should be approximately at a 15
degree angle or greater.
- Run up the hill jogging.
- Go down the hill in a slightly, but slower pace.
- Then repeat the process.
Sprint Crossovers
- Specify your distance and how long and far you will
be running.
- Begin at the starting line and turn your body
sideways.
- When you start, place one foot over the other foot
and the other foot under the other foot.
- Once you have reached the finish line, repeat the
process on your way back to the starting line.
Jumping Rope
- Begin with the ropes in front of your body.
- Start jumping rope quickly and with speed to help
build endurance and speed.
- Repeat the process again.
Relay Sprints
- Set up 3 cones in a straight line about 5 yards apart.
- Begin at the middle of the cone.
- Sprint to one end of the cone.
- Then sprint to the other end of the cone.
- Then past the end of the cone again.
- As you arrive at each end of the cone, you must bend
down and touch the ground.
- Then repeat the process again.
Shuttle Drill
- Set up 4 cones in a straight line about 5 yards apart.
- Begin at the first cone.
- Run to the second cone and then run back to the first
cone.
- Run to the third cone and then run back to the first
cone.
- Finally, run back to the fourth cone and then run
back to the first back.
- Repeat the process.
