| Hockey dryland training for early teen players is | | | | effort and low effort in intervals of 45 seconds intense |
| incredibly important, yet so many kids don't get any dry | | | | followed by a minute and a half to two minutes of rest. |
| land training at all. At this age, natural talent won't cut it | | | | This will simulate the natural intervals of effort and |
| anymore, and the kids who train the hardest are the | | | | bench rest that players see in game. |
| ones who are going to make it farthest in the long run. | | | | Squat Jumps: |
| For a young player to stand out from the crowd, they | | | | Squat jumps are a plyometrics exercise that are |
| absolutely need to be training off-ice. Here are some | | | | amazing at building power and quickness in the lower |
| great exercises kids can do to get that edge on the | | | | body, which is absolutely essential for players to be |
| competition. | | | | dominant on the ice. To perform squat jumps, simply |
| Shift Approximation Intervals:Shift approximation | | | | stand in a normal squat position and lower into the |
| intervals are one of the absolute best exercises that | | | | squat. Explode from that position upwards and raise |
| kids can do off-ice. The reason is, these intervals will | | | | your arms over your head at the peak. Upon landing, |
| improve their overall speed and quickness, and also | | | | immediately lower back into the squat position and |
| condition them to be able to perform at a constant | | | | repeat. The goal is to constantly be in motion. This |
| level throughout an entire game. To do these intervals, | | | | exercise is amazingly effective at working the lower |
| run or stationary-bike in alternating intervals of intense | | | | body. |