How much TV and computer time do you do a day? How much time do you spend on improving yourself as a hockey player? You don’t have to go to the rink or the gym to improve yourself. There are many drills and exercises you can do in and around your own home.
For example, almost every good hockey player I know had a shooting setup either in or outside of their house. You can shoot in your basement against brick walls or washing machines like Sidney Crosby. On nice days you can shoot outside in the carport, against the fence, or anything else you can find.
As for fitness training, you don’t need a home gym to be able to stay at home and workout. Many exercises can be done in your backyard or local neighborhood park. Exercises like plyometrics, sprints, core training, pushups, and single leg squats can all be done without a gym.
So how much do you do at home and how much do you do elsewhere? Well that comes down to personal preference and desire. I find I get the best training when I have someone to compete against as well as having a coach giving us the instructions, watching our technique and pushing us to do our best.
With all that said, one of the best ways, especially for younger players to improve is to play other sports. You can only play so much hockey, so playing other sports is a great way to keep active outside of hockey. You can play in a league or just play pick up sports like soccer, basketball or tennis.
Hockey is only getting bigger and bigger, if we want to keep up or even better stay ahead, then we all need to keep the TV and computer time to a minimum and start going the extra mile.
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