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The History of Australian Hockey Teams
The British Army has been credited with the spread of hockey throughout the world, but in Australia's case, the British Navy deserves the honors. In the late 1800s, Australia did not have a naval fleet of its own and relied upon the Royal Army for the security of the coastline. The British Naval officers stationed in Australia taught the locals the game of hockey and laid the foundations for a sport which Australian Hockey Teams have developed and mastered.
Sidd Venkatesan
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4 Reasons Your Stretching Routine is Making You Worse
In order for a hockey-specific stretching routine to be effective, the right muscles must be stretched in the right way at the right time. Girls' hockey players typically fall short in one of four ways when it comes to their stretching routines. While they may have the best intentions in mind when performing their stretches, in most cases they are making themselves tighter and more injury prone.
Kim McCullough
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Girls Hockey Training - What to Avoid This Summer - Part 3
Girls hockey players should NOT be spending hours and hours cooped up in a training facility this summer. There is a misconception that you have to go to the latest training facility with all the fancy expensive equipment in order to train effectively during the off-season. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE! A properly designed off-season training program for aspiring female hockey players is not only easy-to-understand and easy-to-use, but will also be highly effective - without requiring...
Kim McCullough
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How Hockey Players Can Stand Out at Camp & Make the Team
The majority of young hockey players will be participating in skill-based training camps this summer. However, a select number will be heading off to high-performance tryout camps over the course of the next few months. These players will be trying to impress scouts and coaches in order to make their regional, provincial or national all-star team. The stakes are high and the competition is fierce. How can you stand out from the crowd and make the team?
Kim McCullough
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Hockey-Specific Speed Separates Best Female Hockey Players From Rest
Women's hockey is a game of speed. Speed is what separates the best female hockey players in the world from the rest. Young female hockey players must work on developing the 3 key components of speed through hockey-specific training in order to have the breakaway speed that is necessary to compete at the highest levels of the sport.
Kim McCullough
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4 Mistakes Summer Hockey Training Programs Make
Off-ice off-season training programs for hockey are much easier to find than ever before. However, becoming more mainstream does not mean that these programs are any more effective for developing young hockey players. Most summer hockey training programs fall victim to the same four problems and players, parents and coaches should do everything they can to avoid programs that have any of these fundamental flaws.
Kim McCullough
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Hockey Skating Drills
Nine Hockey skating drills that anyone can follow. With such drills as, the dots, chasing the wind, Russian circles and 4-stop drill, skating will now be fun and it will help better the players.
Matt Fortin
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Girls Hockey Players Must Train Like 'Pros'
Girls' hockey players dream of playing like the 'pros' they idolize. They spend hours practice the same moves and ask their parents to buy them the same equipment. If they are emulating their heros on the ice, should they try to do the same off the ice? If a young female hockey player wants to 'play like a pro', should she 'train like a pro' as well?
Kim McCullough
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Hockey Revelation - Russians Root for Rangers
In a recent Russian poll, it was revealed that the most popular NHL team in Russia is the New York Rangers. This in itself is not astounding, but the most likely explanation for it is quite a surprise.
Al David
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Rangers Face a 3-0 Series Deficit and the Possibility of Losing Jagr
Jaromir Jagr came to the Rangers in a trade in 2004. He became the leader of the team's source of revival after the lockout. After 3 consecutive playoff appearances, contract expires at the end of the season.
Ken Johnson
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