Hockey Dryland Training - 3 Amazing Dryland Exercises to Improve Your On-Ice Game

Hockey dryland training is one of the most often overlooked aspects of hockey training

, yet it is also one of the most important. Off-season is the best time for dry-land, but it can be done all season long, and all it requires is somewhere to run and jump. Here are three simple exercises you can do off-ice to help bring your on-ice game to the next level.

1) Shift-approximation intervals

This can be done on a stationary bike, a treadmill, a running track, rollerblades, or just about any type of cardio you want. The key here is to do intervals that will approximate the shifts in a game. In a hockey game you exert yourself at a high capacity for a minute or so, and then hit the bench to rest up for a couple minutes. Focus your intervals on a pace of one minute hard, two minutes easy, and your endurance throughout the game will benefit.

2) Ladder drills

Ladder drills are a type of interval training that instead of doing consistent intervals, change as you go along. A common ladder drill would be 10 seconds work, 20 seconds rest, then 20 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, then 20 seconds work and 20 seconds rest, then work for 20 seconds rest for 10 seconds, followed by a long rest. These types of drills will increase your endurance, and also provide great benefits for your speed.

3) Football lines

Running the lines on a football field is a lot like skating the lines on a hockey rink, and will give you very similar benefits for improving speed. Set your target lines for your starts and stops (i.e. goal line to the 20, 20 to the 10, 10 to the 30, 30 to the 20, etc.). Make the total run around 45 seconds to a minute, and go all out for that time. Time yourself, and always try and beat your best time.

These off-ice drills are fun and challenging, and will result in great improvements in your game if you stick with them. However, these are only a few of the exercises you can do on dry ground to improve your on-ice game. To get a complete workout, get a good hockey fitness and training manual. Go to www.tophockeytraining.com to check out Hockey Speed and Power by Kevin Miehm. Written by an ex-NHL player and career pro, this hockey specific fitness program offers a complete workout course specifically designed to help hockey players reach maximum potential.

Whatever you do though, always continue to use dryland training as a way to maximize your performance when you hit the ice. You'll notice the difference.

Hockey Dryland Training - 3 Amazing Dryland Exercises to Improve Your On-Ice Game

By: Randy Rhoads

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