OFF-ICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

THE BHC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A NEW OFF ICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE 2007/2008 SEASON

DO YOU WANT TO ……

·        Improve your strength, endurance and flexibility?

·        Be a faster skater?

·        Be a better goal scorer?

·        Be a better stickhandler?

·        Be a more creative passer and playmaker?

·        Have fun hanging out and working out with other dedicated Burnsville Hockey Players?

IF SO……HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!!!!!!

The BHC Development Committee is excited to announce a new dryland training program which will be an integral part of The BHC in season and off season Hockey Skills Development program.

We believe in the value of dryland training. Scientific data as well as our own testing have proven that hockey specific dryland workouts WILL improve your on-ice performance & dryland testing CAN measure your performance and track your improvement.

HERE IS A SUMMRY OF OUR NEW PROGRAM:

·        Developed as a combined effort between the BHC, BQC and High School Hockey Programs.

·        Hockey specific, age specific, training program for all Squirts/U10s, Peewee/U12s and Bantam/U14s.

·        Program consists of hockey specific workouts for each level as well as periodic testing to measure improvement. 

·        Will be an integral part of our 2007/2008 in season program

o       Training center time will be scheduled for each team.

o       Coaches will be trained on workouts and expectations.

o       Testing will replace HEP testing and be performed at the start and end of the seasons. Individual results will be provided to each athlete and level specific information will be posted on the WEB.

·        Will be an integral part of our 2007/2008 off-season program

o       Workouts will be posted and available on the WEB for easy access

o       Workouts can be performed at the Training Center or at home.

o       Testing will be performed throughout the summer. Individual results will be provided to each athlete and level specific information will be posted on the WEB.

·        Dry-land testing may be implemented into our 2008/2009 tryout process

o       Utilizing the 2007/2008 season and summer as a trail program 

o       Workouts and Tests would be posted and available on the WEB so athletes can practice ahead of time.

HOW MUCH WILL THIS PROGRAM COST?

This program is offered free to all BHC athletes who want to take advantage of it. The choice is yours!!

WHEN WILL THE NEW PROGRAM BE AVAILABLE?

The new program will officially start at the beginning of our 2007/2008 season.

ARE YOU CONVINCED?

Don’t take our word for it.  Here is what Jack Blatherwick, arguably the best hockey trainer in North America, thinks about training, especially regarding kids!

"What does sprinting or jumping have to do with hockey? The answer comes in several parts, but the bottom line is, whatever makes you a faster sprinter will automatically make you a faster skater. In testing thousands of players we learned there was a very constant relationship between running speed and skating speed. On every team, from bantams to college, Olympics, and pros, the fastest skaters are likely to be the fastest sprinters.  Likewise, those who jump the highest are likely to be faster skaters. This in itself would not prove that sprinting and/or jumping will make you skate faster, so we tested college players who trained this way for five weeks. They improved significantly in running speed, jumping ability, and leg power on a bicycle. More importantly, their times on skating tests of speed, agility, and endurance were significantly better, even though they had only skated twice a week in captain's practice scrimmages. Another college team that did not run, but had captains' practice five days a week did not improve in any skating test.”

STILL NOT CONVINCED?  HERE IS MORE PROOF!!

We did our own experiment at the Burnsville Training Center last summer. We asked 4 Peewee players, of equal ability, to take part in the experiment. One of the players came to the training center every other day for 6 weeks and did a structured hockey specific workout. This workout lasted about 45 minutes. The other 3 players came to the training center over the same 6 weeks but did not do the structured workout. They trained as they normally would. All 4 of the players were tested (sprinting, long jump and high jump) before, during and after the 6 week period.  The results were amazing. The three players who did not perform the hockey specific training program did not show any improvement. The one player who did the hockey specific workout improved in all tests!!   Come to the training center and see all the details!!!!

If you have any questions contact Brandon Steege, Steve Steege, Janne Kivihalme, Tom Ebertowski,  Pat Duda, Scott Ehlert.