Inline Hockey Performance

Hello IHP Readers!

Welcome to the Exercise of the Week component of Inline Hockey Performance! The purpose of the Exercise of the Week post is to introduce movements to hockey players that will lead to increased on rink performance and teach players/coaches/parents the correct way to do the exercises. Check back to the IHP website for featured Exercise of the Week installments each monday – our exercise library is always growing!

This weeks’ Exercise of the Week is the Standing Broad Jump. This exercise is a power movement and is a basic way to help athletes exert high amounts of force very quickly. The ability to exert as much force as possible rapidly, in a controlled manner,  is the difference between beating your opponent to the puck or not beating him to the puck. Power is one of the many objectives acheived in IHP training programs. Why is power important? Check out this post I wrote on why power is important to hockey players.

Standing Broad Jump Video

Exercise Instruction:

- Start with feet in an athletic stance with arms overhead

- Simultaneously bring your chest towards the ground, bend your knees with weight on the balls of your feet, and bring your arms past your hips

- Without pausing at the bottom, explode up from the position as far forward as possible

Exercise Cues:

- Jump as far forward as possible and not too high every time

- Swing your arms forward to help propel yourself further (you move your arms while you skate, so why wouldn’t you when you jump and train?)

So, that’s the Standing Broad Jump - IHP style! Start off by doing 3 sets of 3 jumps and rest about 3 minutes in between sets. The objective of this exercise is not to tire the athlete out; rather, it’s designed to help the athlete to move faster and more explosively – so rest is key. We have many more exercises to improve wind/conditioning to tire athletes so use your rest periods wisely! In between sets, grab your hockey stick/dangle rod/sniping rod/twig and practice stickhandling between sets and think about game situations you often find yourself in and how to perform well in those situations.

As always, train hard; but, know why you’re doing it!

Warm regards,

Eric Keene

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