I. Off-Ice Strength & Conditioning:

Hockey requires each player to be in outstanding shape. The only way that you can get ahead of the competition is through strong on and off-ice training with the best on-ice coaches and off-ice trainers. Being the best you can be means giving 100% effort each shift throughout all three periods and it is equally important to train hard off-ice. Courage and training equal success.

My off-ice training program is designed to improve your strength, power, speed, agility, endurance and flexibility on the ice. Strength and conditioning training is critical to the success of any hockey player looking to play at higher levels. It takes commitment and dedication to improve your game and achieve your goals. This program will provide the launch pad to stronger on-ice performance in addition to injury prevention.

Strength Training:

The strength portion of the training program is designed to introduce athletes to the benefits of muscle development. At Steve Tylee Fitness, LLC we strongly believe that proper form and technique must be adopted by each player in order to achieve the most effective results. This program will target your weaknesses and build on your strengths.

Why Strength Train:

• Developing leg muscle strength creates power and explosiveness on the ice.
• Strengthening muscles increases joint protection for injury prevention.
• Increasing core strength gives players the leverage needed to acquire
• increased agility, harder shots and the ability to win the battle for the puck.
• Strengthening upper and lower body muscles prepares players for checking
• and for avoiding injuries.

Power and Speed:

Plyometric training is the key to the development of explosiveness and power on the ice. It involves jumping movements which teach your muscles to act like springs. You want to develop the greatest amount of force in the shortest amount of time. Just as your muscles develop explosiveness, they also develop elasticity. This is a result of the plyometrics. All out sprint like exercises coupled with resistance workouts create greater speed on the ice. The photos that you see are of Morristown Beard School Varsity Ice Hockey, taken during the 12 week strength and conditioning program that took place from November 2005 through February 2006 at the Twin Oaks Fitness Center in Morristown.

Head coach John Puskar believes that the off-ice training was instrumental in helping the team win the 2006 Mennen Cup for the first time in 20 years and advance to the quarter finals of the State Championships.