I’ve been outspoken about the importance of achieving and maintaining optimal hip mobility (read: range of motion) as a means of improving rotational power (important for skating fast and shooting hard) and preventing hip-related injuries like groin and hip flexor strains, sports hernias, and low back pain.
This is one of my favorite hip mobility exercises that has found it’s way into the warm-up of every hockey training program I write. This is another great exercise that I’ve borrowed from my friend and colleague Nick Tumminello. It emphasizes all three planes of hip movement in diagonal patterns. This is a must for all hockey players.
Diagonal Hip Rock -> Step
To your continued success,
Kevin Neeld
P.S. I’m on my way to the 2nd Annual Boston Hockey Conference. Stay tuned, on Monday I’ll be revealing the hockey development project I’ve spent the last several months working on!
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Kevin,
Great stuff! Great minds must think alike because I’ve been using a variation that’s almost identical to that mobility combination.
Keep up the great practical training info!
Coach N
This should look familiar; I learned it from you! I thought I put that in the post, but it looks like I forgot. I’ll add it now. Things have been crazy! When are you and Alli coming up to Endeavor?