Fitness training methods for hockey
Ice hockey is a team sport played on ice, typically at an ice rink. Ice hockey consists of two opposing teams, each with eleven players. The players use sticks curved in the end, which is used to hit a rubber disk or puck into the opponent team’s goal. The game developed from field hockey in Canada. Ice hockey uses certain fitness training methods to help improve different fitness components that are needed in the game.
Fitness training methods
Training can be aerobic or anaerobic. Aerobic exercises are not too fast, where the heart can deliver oxygen more quickly throughout the body, which helps improve cardiovascular fitness. Anaerobic exercises are a faster; the heart cannot supply enough oxygen throughout the body.
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Then you jump up, swing your arms above you and bring your feet together.
Adding plyometric exercises also helps build the skating speed in ice hockey. Hockey players also use a lot of single leg lateral movement which require strong lateral muscles, this can be achieved through plyometrics.
3) Static stretching (for flexibility)
Static stretching is used to help lengthen tight muscles. Improving flexibility will prevent many injuries, especial while on ice and will also help improve your game overall. Some benefits of stretching are;
• Less muscle soreness
• Prevents injuries
• Increased strength
• Improved posture
• Improve level of fitness
Static stretches are usually done slowly, holding each stretch to about 10-30 seconds, depending on your fitness level and strength. Before any stretch, it is important to warm up, and cool down afterwards. Players should also be able to control their stretches and if any stretches cause pain, medical help may be