Hockey Dryland Training - 3 Top Dryland Exercises to Make You More Dominant on the Ice

Hockey dryland training is one of the very mostThis is a lot like skating the lines on a hockey rink and
important factors that go into becoming a greatwill help you with your stops and stars, speed, and
hockey player, but it's also ignored by a huge numberoverall agility. Start at one end of a football field and
of players. Off-ice dryland training can be done in thesprint the lines (only use a small portion of the field, not
gym or outdoors. It's best done heavily in thethe entire thing. Go from the 50 to 20, back to the 40,
off-season, but can be done all year around if workedthen to the 10, then back to the 30 and to the goal line.
in properly. Here are three amazing dryland exercisesAlternate that routine however you like. The key is to
you can do as part of your training routine to get yoube springing from point to point, and stopping and
great results:starting quickly on direction changes.
Shift IntervalsLadder Runs
Shift intervals are a fantastic exercise to do toLadder drills are interval sets that change in duration as
increase your in game performance because they'llyou do them. Instead of running a consistent interval
built up your speed and also condition you to performpattern like with the shift intervals, you'll change the rest
consistently throughout whole games. They can beand work times. I.e. a common run might be 10
done on a treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical, or track.seconds hard, 20 seconds easy, 20 seconds hard, 30
Perform them by continuously running at maximumseconds easy, 20 seconds hard, 20 seconds easy, 20
capacity for about 45 seconds and then at a slowerseconds hard, 10 seconds easy, 10 seconds hard. This
pace for about a minute and a half, repeating thewill improve your stops and starts, overall speed and
process over and over.agility.
Football Field Line Drills