DO YOU WANT TO GET FIT FOR HOCKEY?
If you want to extend your playing career and get the most out of the game, then get fit to play hockey.
Fit For Hockey is a hockey conditioning program which combines both on-ice hockey skills training with off-ice education regarding proper physical training, health and body awareness, and nutrition.
Playing a rigorous sport such as hockey increases the chances of on-ice heart related incidents, so the Fit For Hockey program also gives players the opportunity to be trained in life saving skills such as CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
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Why Fit For Hockey
- Hockey is a rigorous, fast-paced, start and stop sport with strong reliance on the heart
- On-ice heart related incidents such as heart attacks have been increasing in the adult/oldtimer hockey demographic
- Lack of awareness, knowledge, and education regarding proper fitness conditioning, training, and lifestyle behaviours
- Limited exposure to CPR and AED
- When an on-ice heart related incident occurs hockey participants have not been equipped with the necessary knowledge and training to act to sustain lives
- Large percentage of adult/oldtimer hockey players are not active outside of hockey
- Fear stimulus exists for administering an electric shock without having experience using an AED
FIT FOR HOCKEY PROGRAM ELEMENTS
On-Ice Sesssions
- Proper stretching techniques / hockey stretches / warm-ups
- Progression drills to improve on-ice fitness
- Improved skating stride and efficiency
- Heart rate monitoring and testing while performing rigorous activity
- Recognizing signs of fatigue, distress, and the importance of re-hydration
- Smart hockey nutrition - pre and post game
Off-ice Sessions
- The importance of getting a physical exam and of life style adjustments
- Developing the individual and team emergency action plans
- Off-ice training: aerobic, anaerobic, strenght training
- CPR / AED training
- Body composition test
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