| Speed and agility training is a necessity for any hockey | | | | try and beat. Whenever you do your training, make a |
| player who wants to maximize their on-ice abilities. | | | | note of your fastest time, and make it your goal to |
| Speed and agility on skates are what separate good | | | | beat it next time. Setting goals like this will really result in |
| players from great players, and no one can be | | | | increases in your gains. |
| dominant in hockey without focusing on these areas. | | | | A great way to improve foot speed, agility and power |
| Here are some great tips on using your time in the | | | | is to incorporate plyometrics into your workouts. |
| off-season to get faster and quicker on the ice. | | | | Plyometrics focus on fast, explosive movements and |
| First of all, you should focus on getting faster when | | | | utilize a lot of jumping, hoping and bounding, and does |
| you do your dry land training and in the gym. Whether | | | | great things for hockey. |
| you run, bike or inline skate, it's important to focus on | | | | Following these simple tips will help you get the most |
| increasing your speed. The best way to do this is to | | | | out of your off season workouts, and these exercises |
| incorporate intervals into your workout. Intervals are | | | | will increase your speed, both on and off the ice. |
| sets of intense output followed by low intensity output. | | | | However, these are only a few of the exercises and |
| For pure speed increase, run, bike, or blade intervals of | | | | techniques you can use to get the most out of your |
| 30 seconds at your absolute maximum output | | | | game. For the best results, get a good hockey specific |
| followed by a couple minutes at a light pace. | | | | training manual, or consult a coach or trainer to help |
| It's important that you always time yourself. If you don't | | | | design a workout. Remember though, speed can be |
| time yourself, you have no way to measure your | | | | improved, so work hard on it, it's could take you from |
| improvements. Also, timing yourself gives you goals to | | | | good to great. |