Smarthockey developed the Smarthockey Training Guides and DVD in order to combat the ever-widening gap between North American and European players. The goal was to disseminate information that enables North American players to receive the same type and amount of skills development and conditioning instruction that the Russians and Europeans are teaching their players.
Features
- Guides can be used by players training by themselves
- Guides can be used coaches who wish to integrate skills development training into the first twenty minutes of their practices
- A day-by-day, 8-week, off-ice conditioning program for Pro, Collegiate, Junior and Midget hockey players concentrating on hockey specific upper and lower body strength and conditioning training
- A DVD cataloging over 260 of the Russian Skills Development Exercises used in the 8-week training program
- A CD that customizes a strength-training program based on your age, height, weight, gender, training experience, and the number of days you want to train
- Over 1000 pictures and diagrams with explanations
- A comprehensive explanation of how to customize your skates and sticks to drastically improve your performance and the best way to train in the off-season
- The ability to do all of the drills by yourself or with your team either on the ice using skates and pucks or off the ice using inline skates and the Smarthockey Training Ball? transforming any flat surface into a potential practice area
