how to train for hockey?
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Chin ups -- Incredible for slapshots\n\nRunning -- What I do is sprint for 15 seconds, all out. Stop, walk back to where I was -- heart rate should be normal. I find this gives a much better work-out than jogging\n\nWork on your thigh muscles too, it's essential for thsoe bursts of speed you need.\n\nGood luck. Eat lots of carbs. And keep on trying, this game needs more female players.
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I won't go into specific exercises, but I will recommend a great book. Its called "Getting Stronger" by Bill Pearl.  What you would find especially useful about this book is the section called "Sports Training Programs".  In that section, they have a specific section for Ice Hockey.  That section has Off Season, Pre Season and In Season programs.  The Ice Hockey section in particular was written by Bob Bourne, former Left Wing for the New York Islanders in 1980-1983.
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I played men's lacrosse for 10 years, and I have coached for three. \n\nIf you stand up, pretend that your head is one axis (90 degrees) and you have another axis, extending from your hip, horizontal to the ground (0 degrees). Your best chance being accurate is a throw from 45 degrees to about 70 degrees. This is called three-quarters. Any lower, you'll be side-arming and any higher will be awkard. Both ways you lose accuracy.\n\nIn a throw, hold your stick in a way that feels natural. To start a throw with your right hand, point your left elbow at the target, and follow through until the head of your stick ends up pointing at the target.\n\nHit the wall every other day. Do about 50 reps with each hand. Remember, it takes about 10,000 reps for the action to become natural. \n\nAfter you master that, try throwing against the wall while sidestepping, or shuffling your feet, parallell to the wall. \n\nPick a spot on the wall and try to hit that spot repeatedly. \n\nAs for shooting, you'll need a goal. Or paint a 6 * 6 sqare on a wall. Shooting is more accuracy than power. You need to stay close to the pipes on a shot. Practice running and shooting. Run sideways, or at the goal while you're shooting. This is more like a shot you'd take in a game.
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It's hard to prepare for baseball when the weather won't co-operate. I live in Canada, so I know what you're going through. \n\nThe first thing would be to get a rubber ball, about the same size of a baseball and find a piece of wall somewhere. (The gym at a school is good, or anyother place like that where they'll allow you to throw it against the wall.). And just throw the ball against the wall and let it come back to you. Field it properly, practising positioning of your feet and such. It gives you great practice on anticipation, because you don't exactly know how the ball is going to come back to you. It's also good for short-hops, something you need to be able to handle as a first baseman. The throwing also helps you get your arm in shape, even though it might not be a real baseball; the repeatative motion will help strengthen the muscles you don't use all winter. And as for batting; it depends really on what you need to work on. Practising your swing can be done anywhere with enough room, and if you want to fine tune a little; swing in slow-motion in front of a mirror. Watch where your feet and hands are going and if your opening your hips properly. Hand-eye can be done at a gym too. Use a tee (Like in tee-ball. Retarded sounding, I know, but it works). And use wiffle balls or street hockey balls. Unless you got a batting cage handy (An indoor one, obviously), that's really all I can suggest.
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Question is too broad.\n\nMuscles work no differently in ice hockey than any other time they are in use.  Muscles contract and relax based on chemical reactions within your body and your brain communicating what needs to happen when.  Practice allows your brain and muscles to learn what actions they need to take when to perform any task.
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get a trainer,have a freind help you,practice,try challenging your self,and you can have a older person you know that knows how to play hockey compete against you .you know what i dont even know how to play or any thing i am just a good answerer.lol! good luck
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No, you're not too late. \n\nThe link below contains amateur clubs and speedskating clubs. I'd contact them by email directly and ask them if they know of any rinks that have training sessions in your area and see if they can help you out in any way. Good luck! It's never too late to dream :)
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Play or go to hockey clinic's, get a personal trainer.
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To train my legs as a goalie i put pieces of plywood on the ground and jump them one at a time or in session with either both feet or just one. Very rough on the legs to start but it pays off on the ice. Skipping is deffinately a good drill to train with.
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It's all about practice.  You need to decide what kind of player you want to be: offense or defense.  Depending on that, get the right stick (be sure to follow the guidelines from US Lacrosse about what kind, since they are pricey)\n\nThe best way to practice is first to get a handle on how to cradle the ball.  Find a wall on the side of your house with no windows and throw the ball against the wall and catch it.  Great practice.  My husband is a lacrosse coach, and this is always the first thing he even has his experienced players work on.  If you can handle the ball right, you can play.\n\nSpeed will always work to your advantage, no matter which position you play.  If you are really fast, go for being a short stick attack.  Long-stick defensive players will certainly be running and defending the ball, but typically not running the length of the field the whole game like attacks do.  I've known defensive long-stick players that have played their entire collegiate career, and never gotten close to the opposing teams goal, so if you want a chance to score, definitely don't play long-stick defense.\n\nGo to http://www.laxpower.com and you can even pose this question there.  You'll get a much better response with more details from players.  Plus, you can find out more about rules and positions there as well.\n\nThe best suggestion I can give though is to work on speed/endurance, and throw the ball against the wall everyday for at least an hour.  You'll be a great player before you know it!\n\nHave fun... it's a great sport!
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Friend,\nI didn't learn to play hockey until I was 34.\nPlaying in adult leagues is not to be compared to high school or college games.  The speed alone would wipe us out.  But the principles are the same.............positioning is the key.  You have to read the plays and anticipate where to be.  Your position on the ice is the key to your success or failure.
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Goaltenders need the following equipment and it generally goes on in this order.  Some people may do it differently, but it's impossible to do it drastically different.\n1) Cup (most important piece of equipment!)\n2) Garter belt and socks\n- Some people wear shorts with velco tabs to hold the socks up and a built in cup.\n3) Hockey Pants\n4) Skates\n5) Leg pads\n6) Chest protector\n7) Helmet/mask\n8) Gloves\n\nThere are several types of saves.  Kick save, glove save, blocker save, stick save, etc.  Below are a couple of links that are probably a bit more relevant.  These contain information about goaltending styles and cover the specific saves.\nhttp://www.epinions.com/content_3906773124\nhttp://www.mitchkorn.com/pdf/Goaltending%20Styles.pdf
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The best way for a goalie to train by themself is to kick the ball at something that will make the ball bounce back to u, then u can practice ur saves. also try running and work ur hand-eye cordnation. good luck next season.
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practice and keep skating!work on your turns and skating technique and speed will come!
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Stationary bike is the best thing for a hockey player. Also focus on excercising your core muscles (Abs, back, glutes)
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1) Work hard\n2) Train "technique"\n3) Have great conditioning (endurance)\n4) Have a great attitude\n\nGood Luck!
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Depends completely on the player and the team. All players work out quite a bit. On most off days coaches run hour or hour and a half practices for all the players. Aside from this most players are constantly at the gym to remain in top game shape. How they work out in the gym totally depends on the players and their fitness coach. Each person has their own personalized training routine, for example Goalies work more on flexibility than skating players, and skating players perhaps work more on leg strength, and upper body strength for battles in the corner. This isn't always the case though. If you are really interested you should see if you can find a couple of NHL players personalized fitness plans, and look at them.