subject: Hockey Dryland Training - 3 Top Dryland Exercises to Make You More Dominant on the Ice [print this page] Hockey dryland training is one of the very most important factors that go into becoming a great hockey player, but it's also ignored by a huge number of players. Off-ice dryland training can be done in the gym or outdoors. It's best done heavily in the off-season, but can be done all year around if worked in properly. Here are three amazing dryland exercises you can do as part of your training routine to get you great results:
Shift Intervals
Shift intervals are a fantastic exercise to do to increase your in game performance because they'll built up your speed and also condition you to perform consistently throughout whole games. They can be done on a treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical, or track. Perform them by continuously running at maximum capacity for about 45 seconds and then at a slower pace for about a minute and a half, repeating the process over and over.
Football Field Line Drills
This is a lot like skating the lines on a hockey rink and will help you with your stops and stars, speed, and overall agility. Start at one end of a football field and sprint the lines (only use a small portion of the field, not the entire thing. Go from the 50 to 20, back to the 40, then to the 10, then back to the 30 and to the goal line. Alternate that routine however you like. The key is to be springing from point to point, and stopping and starting quickly on direction changes.
Ladder Runs
Ladder drills are interval sets that change in duration as you do them. Instead of running a consistent interval pattern like with the shift intervals, you'll change the rest and work times. I.e. a common run might be 10 seconds hard, 20 seconds easy, 20 seconds hard, 30 seconds easy, 20 seconds hard, 20 seconds easy, 20 seconds hard, 10 seconds easy, 10 seconds hard. This will improve your stops and starts, overall speed and agility.
Hockey Dryland Training - 3 Top Dryland Exercises to Make You More Dominant on the Ice
