Great Article on Periodization

[Trooper 8]

Written by Dr. Yessis, this is a great primer on how to divide up your training over the course of the year.

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/periodization.htm

[Rocket 0]

I think it´s quite easy to sum up

After last game of season (march april) Post season - Spend time on things you always wanted to do, recover completly physical as well as mental

May start jumping into your conditioning programm- Basic conditioning (Phase I) 10-15 reps per exercice, mainly aerobics 3-5 weeks

Phase II may/June hockey specific strength sessions (8 reps)

aerobics as well as anaerobics (60:40) torwards the end of this period jump into plyos and agility sessions with lower intensity. 4 weeks

Phase III speed and power 3-6 reps per exercice, lots of plyos and agility patterns heavy weights, anaerobic energy systems, speed and quickness drills (4 weeks)

after that: august, Phase IV competitive phase start ice training; strength sessions only twice per week for maintainance

[Trooper 8]

I think it´s quite easy to sum up

After last game of season (march april) Post season - Spend time on things you always wanted to do, recover completly physical as well as mental

May start jumping into your conditioning programm- Basic conditioning (Phase I) 10-15 reps per exercice, mainly aerobics 3-5 weeks

Phase II may/June hockey specific strength sessions (8 reps)

aerobics as well as anaerobics (60:40) torwards the end of this period jump into plyos and agility sessions with lower intensity. 4 weeks

Phase III speed and power 3-6 reps per exercice, lots of plyos and agility patterns heavy weights, anaerobic energy systems, speed and quickness drills (4 weeks)

after that: august, Phase IV competitive phase start ice training; strength sessions only twice per week for maintainance

Phase II would be GPP, not hockey-specific. Plyos would come after you have done GPP and built up strength. And, the term "lots of plyos" is dangerous. If there's anything that should be strictly regulated as far as volume, it's plyometrics.

[Rocket 0]

And, the term "lots of plyos" is dangerous. If there's anything that should be strictly regulated as far as volume, it's plyometrics.

Yes, that´s right,

I heard about something like 120 to 140 foot-floor contacts per plyo session.

In my opinion what you ALWAYS can do is jump rope or ladders I don´t count it to plyos

I think GPP schould be hockey specific because you need the strength to be able to jump into power training (COMPLEX) sessions 4 weeks later and you have to perform the same exercices only with more weight and less reps.

In general I think it is also a question how many off seasons you have already trained and in which physical shape you are in general...

[Trooper 8]

Yes, that´s right,

I heard about something like 120 to 140 foot-floor contacts per plyo session.

For beginners, around 80ish per session, two sessions a week, up to 120-140 for advanced, well-conditioned athletes, max 3x a week. This is something that stresses the CNS a great deal, it's not really a muscle exercise per se, and requires adequate recovery time.

In my opinion what you ALWAYS can do is jump rope or ladders I don´t count it to plyos

No problem with that.

I think GPP schould be hockey specific because you need the strength to be able to jump into power training (COMPLEX) sessions 4 weeks later and you have to perform the same exercices only with more weight and less reps.

I pretty much think sport-specific off-season training is slightly akin to snake oil (to a certain extent). Off-season should work on correcting imbalances caused by a season of sport-specific movement and building a general base of strength. Performance of the sport-specific move in the sport itself will transform this general strength into a coordinated, improved sports movement.

In general I think it is also a question how many off seasons you have already trained and in which physical shape you are in general...

This is absolutely true.

[Rocket 0]

You seem to have knowledge about this topic.

What dou you know about the term POWER ENDURANCE.

I heard several times about that.

I always thought that i.e. performing 3 sets of squat jumps with 25 reps

would be stupid. Now I read in Peter Twist´s Complete Conditioning for hockey

about this and he sais that doing this kind of training towards the end of

the summer to be incredible important.

What do you think about that. Spontaneous I say that there is the danger of

becoming slow performing plyos that way?!

Regards

rocket