Every day in America, countless parents get defrauded of hard earned money by SAQ programs, being promised that little Johnny and little Susie will be turned into star athletes by the SPEED AGILITY QUICKNESS (SAQ) Program also know as your local sports performance center. That is such a crock. I will only pick 3 items[…]
Q: How long has Bystol Performance Center (BPC) been training hockey players? A: Poliquin Performance has over three decades of experience training high-level hockey players. BPC has trained over 100 players in the NHL. Q: If you where a parent what would you look for when searching for a coach for your son or daughter?[…]
Hockey is a fast, unpredictable, multidirectional sport. It requires strength, power, agility, quickness, speed, balance, flexibility and endurance. The best place to acquire the important components of a great hockey player is, surprisingly, not on the ice. Parents, do you enrol your children in Power Skating or Hockey School early in the off-season? This common[…]
Do you go into the corner to dig for a loose puck and a player somehow manages to hold you back with one hand while controlling the puck with the stick hand? Who seems to be the weaker player in these scenarios? Or are you having difficulties with your wrist shot? If these are some[…]
Over the last 12 years I have done hundreds of Advanced Athletic Assessments on hockey players at all levels. As with any sport, hockey players develop several muscular imbalances throughout the season that must be properly addressed in the off-season. Failure to address these problems will lead to nagging injuries down the road and will[…]
Train Like The Pros Hockey is a fast, unpredictable, multidirectional sport. It requires strength, power, agility, quickness, speed, balance, flexibility and endurance. The best place to acquire the important components of a great hockey player is, surprisingly, not on the ice. Parents, do you enroll your children in Power Skating or Hockey School early in[…]