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How To Keep In Shape Off The Ice

The rinks are full of hockey players loadedBefore leaving the topic of exercises, it
with natural talent who know little and caremight be good to remind you that a medical
less about being in top physical conditionexamination is necessary before you take to
for their sport. They don't realize that youthe ice, if you have not had one within the
just cannot be a top hockey player unless youyear. This is a wise precaution to take
intelligently condition your body to thebefore placing vigorous stresses on your
increasing  demands  you  make  on  it.body.
About a month before the ice is ready, youEight to ten hours of sleep are absolutely
should start on a daily exercise program thatnecessary throughout the hockey season. This
will improve your strength and stamina.cannot be stressed too heavily. If you do not
Whatever exercises you choose, do them dailyget this much rest, fatigue will surely hit
and  make  them  progressively  harder.you  -  probably  around  play-off time, too.
You improve your strength by working yourMaybe you think you should hide injuries from
muscles, even after they hurt. You build youryour coach because you are afraid you will be
stamina by doing work that makes youconsidered a sissy or will not be dressed for
breathless - running, for example. Workingthe next game. Actually, you are not being
with weights is valuable in producing thetough, just stupid, to try to keep going when
grip, wrist, and arm strength used so oftenyou are hampered by a bad knee or a Charley
in  hockey.horse. And the team is hurt, too, because you
cannot be effective when playing with a
Your legs, ankles, and feet should get somehandicap  like  that.
special attention. Any exercise that will
stretch and put strain on your ankles willMinor cuts and scrapes, especially on the
help to get them ready for the stresses ofelbows, hips, or knee caps, should be
skating. Walking on the outside, or on thecleansed and treated at once. You cannot do
inside, of your feet is an example of thismuch about bruises, except let them heal by
kind of exercise. Jogging and striding arerest.
excellent for building both leg strength and
stamina. Start with short distances and slowA twisted knee is a much more serious matter,
speeds,  gradually  building  up  both.however, which should be examined and treated
by a doctor. Do not fool around with this
If you devote just 20 minutes a day to atype of injury; it can bother you the rest of
well-designed training scheme, you will be inyour life, if not treated early and properly.
good  physical  condition  in a month's time.
To prevent such mishaps, get off the ice at
The thing to remember about the endurancethe first opportunity when you get tired. You
needed in hockey is that you must go at topwill not always have a play stoppage to help
speed for very short periods of time. Thenyou do this, so arrange with your coach a
you rest for a longer period than you worked.system of "changing on the fly." If you tire
During a game, forward lines are usually onwhile the play is going, look or call to your
the ice for about 60 to 90 seconds. They maybench first. As soon as the puck is
rest  for two minutes or so before returning.harmlessly shot into the other team's end,
race for the boards and let your next
Test your endurance in practice from time tolinemate  replace  you.
time. Can you go up and down the ice at top
skating speed for 20 seconds? 30? 60? BuildWhen you are in really good shape as a result
gradually to this peak, using regular restof carrying out these exercises, and have
times between bursts. This is a well-knownlooked after yourself in the ways described,
technique of track conditioning - a form ofyou will be of much more value to your team.
interval  training.The results will speak for themselves. Good
luck!



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