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Tip #1 - Off Ice Training

PLAYER TESTING AND COMPARATIVE EVALUATION

Testing is one of the key components of Hockey International's developmental programs and should be part of your career and training plan.

• Have you been to a tryout and find out you must be faster/quicker and able to play-the-game at a higher speed?
• Have you ever asked anybody - "How fast and quick do I need to be to play at an upper level?"
• How do you know whether your career and training program is moving in the right direction and at the pace required to play upper-level hockey?

H.I. CAN HELP YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS - AND MORE

HOW?

TESTING - COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS - GRAPHING

Our testing program will help you answer these questions and provide you with valuable information regarding your career goals, career plan, training objectives and the speed of your athletic and hockey skills development.

H.I. only needs to do a few key tests to get you on the right career and training path.  After testing, our comparative evaluation and graphing provides you with an objective picture of how you measure up to upper-level hockey programs.

We can test organizations, teams, or individuals. (see our Programs and Services pages for more information)

PLAYER TESTING:

• Is a benchmark of where you are at any point in your developmental career;
• Creates a history of where you've been, and;
• Provides an objective map to your hockey career path by telling you whether you are truly developing at the rate that allows you to meet our dreams.

UPPER-LEVEL HOCKEY - DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SHOOTING FOR?

Testing of upper-level players (NHL, College D-1/D-3, Olympics, Junior) over the last 30+ years provies data which you can use objectively to see whether you are moving toward your goals.  This is the basis of our comparative evaluation and graphing which allows us to compare: Groups, teams and individuals VS upper-level hockey programs.

THE KEY - YOU NEED ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT

To become an elite athlete, or merely just trying to become a better player and moce up in your organization, requires you to develop your athleticism and skills at a rate much faster than your natural age progression.

HOCKEY INTERNATIONAL TESTING OBJECTIVES

• Consistent - Bsed on a testing methodology that has been used for over 30 years.  The same testing protocols used in the past are utilized for all tests so they can truly be representative of your progress.
• Accurate - Using only infrared/laser-based testing or electronic chip-based testing which is accurate to 1/100th sec.  Testing with a stop watch is jst not accurate.
• Comparative - Providing you with data that allows you to compare your results to:
  • Other players within the group/team you are testing with
  • Similar age groups around the country.
  • Upper-Level Hockey Programs - Your Future Goal????
    
    • Junior-A Programs
    • College Division-I and Division-III
    • Olympic Teams
    • NHL Teams
• Representative - Showing the results of your current on-ice and off-ice training program.  Not all training programs are the same and some will allow you to develop faster than normal while others will not.  Additionally, this will determine whether your in-season (winter) team is allowing you to continue to develop rather than remain static or even go backwards by the end of the season.  H.I. teams utilize an in-season training program that continues development.
• Streamlined - There are only a few critical tests needed to show you where you are.  Hockey International does not over-test.  Spending time "over-testing" merely takes your valuable resources (time and money) away from spending them on the proper training that you should be doing.
• Objective - Your test results don't lie.  You will know wothout a shadow of a doubt whether your current training and team programs are moving you in the right direction and moving fast enouth to meet your career objectives.

WHAT DOES THE TESTING REPRESENT?

• It is a critical tool you should use to your advantage - especially if you have a goal to play upper-level hockey
• It illustrates the distinct correlation between off-ice training and on-ice performance (speed/acceleration/cornering, etc.)
• Illustrates that players who train properly can become faster/quicker skaters without being on the ice at all.  Therefore, your off-ice training program plays a critical role in your hockey development and type of off-ice training must be carefully considered to optimize results.
• Testing allows you to monitor your progress and make adjustments in your training program in order to optimize your development.

SAMPLE TESTING AND COMPARATIVE EVALUATION AND GRAPHING

Sample Test Data Table:  This is an example of typical test data for a group of players.   Each of these test must be done exactly the same at all times to be able to compare results over time.   The MPH calculation is based on the top-speed test and is a fun way to look at a group of players.

What does the testing represent?

Depending on how many tests are done, there can be various correlations between the tests.   Statistically, there are distinct correlations between off-ice training (speed/sprints) and on-ice performance (speed/acceleration/cornering, etc.).   Players who train properly can become faster skaters without being on the ice at all.   Therefore, your off-ice training program plays a critical part in your hockey development, as the type of off-ice training must be carefully considered to optimize results.

Sample Graph-1:  This was a MIDGET group and while a few players are in the Midget-AAA target zone, most are outside the AAA zone and will need a solid training program that will increase their physical speed while developing their skills to perform at a faster level.

Sample Graph-2:   This graph shows the correlation between OFF-ICE sprints vs ON-ICE sprints.   Statistically players who are the faster sprinters also tend to be the fastest skaters during on-ice acceleration/sprints.

Sample Graph-3/4 (Individual Ice Dog Player): 
   

This player entered the Ice Dogs / HI training program as a Bantam (age 14) and in just 2-1/2 years his performance has improved at a much faster rate than the average and now (age 16) is already entering the low end of the Midget-AAA/Junior-B target zone and is at the upper-end of the NHL/CollegeD-I target zone.