How To Get Hockey Fit At Home
Want to get fit for hockey without going to the gym? If you want to be hockey fit then you need to prepare your body properly for the hockey season. The good news is that you can do that without the need: Wait in queues for equipment Pay for a gym memberships Get distracted by…
How To Get Fit For Field Hockey
Ever wanted to know how to get fit for field hockey? Going for a jog is not enough if you want to be truly hockey fit or play at a competitive level and there is a lot more to hockey fitness than just running. In the video below, Performance Coach (and former International player), Lauren…
7 Tips For Developing Explosive Speed On The Hockey Field
In the modern game of hockey, speed can be a huge advantage. It could be the difference between winning a 50/50, closing down a dragflicker at a short corner, bursting into space which creates a dangerous attack or making that crucial interception. When talking about speed in hockey, there are however various things to consider:…
You MUST Read This If You Want To Increase Speed in Field Hockey
* I recently wrote this post as an article that was featured in Planet Hockey Magazine In the modern game, speed can be a huge advantage. It could be the difference between winning a 50/50, closing down a dragflicker at a short corner, bursting into space which creates a dangerous attack or making a crucial interception. When talking…
6 Ways Hockey Players Can Stay Fit Over Xmas
Xmas is most people’s favourite part of the year. The festive period is a time to spend with family and friends away from the grind of everyday life. Most people set any form of fitness aside during the holidays because they think they don’t have enough time. But I am here to tell you that you can…
7 Signs That It’s The Field Hockey Pre-Season!
“Nothing will work unless you do” – John Wooden No matter how much fitness training you have done in the off-season, there’s not a lot that can truly prepare your body for a field hockey pre-season! Hockey demands more of your muscles than almost any non-specific fitness. Therefore, in order to make pre-season as painless as possible,…
Hockey players should train their core, not their abs! [video demo included]
Field Hockey Core Training Are you still doing situp’s as a way of improving your core? When I talk about being fit for hockey, unlike a lot of hockey players I don’t just mean the ability to run for 70 minutes. Hockey fitness is also about being strong, fast, agile, powerful, core strength, having mobility & flexibility, recovering quickly in order…
5 Common Field Hockey Injuries & Reducing Your Risk Of Injury
5 Common Field Hockey Injuries & How To Reduce Your Risk Of Injury Hockey players LOVE playing hockey. Most people play hockey for the sheer enjoyment and love of the sport. So, when you take the privilege of playing hockey away from hockey players, most don’t know what to do with themselves while they are…
6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Run 5km’s For Field Hockey Fitness
When it comes to field hockey fitness – have you ever thought something along the lines of: “I need to get fitter as a hockey player” I hear this kind of statement a lot, so if you have ever thought or said this yourself then my first question to you is, what are you actually…
10 Reasons Every Field Hockey Player Needs To Be Doing Strength Training
If you are field hockey player and want to be a step ahead, have been struggling with your hockey fitness, speed or you keep getting little injury niggles then you need to read this entire article. The improvement in performance in field hockey has drastically sky rocketed in the last few years thanks to strength…
