OFF SEASON HOCKEY TRAINING

The off-season is where hockey players develop the movement qualities that support skating performance.

With over 30 years of experience training athletes from youth levels through NHL, NCAA, and Junior A hockey, our programs are built around how hockey players actually move on the ice. The same training principles used with higher-level athletes are applied in a way that helps developing players build the movement foundation needed for long-term progress.

Our training focuses on improving how athletes absorb, stabilize, redirect, and apply force in the directions required for skating, while working within the postures and movement patterns used in hockey.

This program is not built around generic workouts or traditional lifting patterns. Instead, strength is developed through coordinated movement patterns that reflect how force is produced and transferred during skating.

This helps develop the movement qualities that support first-step quickness, acceleration, edge stability, and the ability to repeat high-quality skating efforts during games.

Athletes train in small groups with structured progressions throughout the off-season designed to improve coordination, speed, and repeat effort capacity.

Off-season training begins in April and runs through mid-to-late August.
Athletes typically begin once their team season is complete, so start dates may vary slightly.

This program is designed for hockey athletes who want to use the off-season to improve how they move, skate, and apply force on the ice.

Athletes typically include:

• Competitive youth hockey players
• Athletes preparing for the next season or level
• Players looking to improve acceleration, edge control, and skating efficiency
• Athletes who want structured off-season development rather than random workouts

Training groups are organized by age to ensure appropriate development and coaching attention.

Small group sizes allow athletes to receive technical coaching while still training in a competitive environment.

Many off-season programs focus primarily on weight training or conditioning.

Our training focuses first on how athletes coordinate force through the body while moving in skating positions.

Strength is developed within the postures and movement patterns of hockey, not separated from them.

Athletes train to:

• absorb force from multiple directions
• stabilize and distribute that force through the body
• redirect it efficiently into the next skating action
• apply force in the vectors required for skating

Training is built around the positions and patterns seen in hockey, including:

• unilateral skating postures
• inside and outside edge mechanics
• acceleration positions
• crossover and lateral transfer patterns

As the off-season progresses, training shifts from broader movement exploration toward faster, more precise execution.

The result is improved force control in skating positions, supporting:

• more efficient acceleration
• greater edge stability
• cleaner force transfer during skating

Off-season development focuses on improving the movement qualities that support skating performance.

Athletes who train consistently through the off-season typically improve:

First-Step Quickness
Improved ability to generate force efficiently during the first stride.

Acceleration Mechanics
More efficient force application during the early skating strides.

Edge Stability
Greater control while leaning, pushing, and transferring weight across edges.

Force Absorption and Redirection
Improved ability to absorb and redirect forces through the body during skating actions.

Coordination Under Fatigue
Maintaining skating mechanics deeper into shifts and later in games.

Repeat Effort Capacity
Producing repeated high-quality efforts during games.

Movement Confidence
Greater comfort producing force in multiple skating positions.

These improvements occur gradually as coordination, strength, and conditioning are layered together across the off-season.

Training Options

3x per week — Monday / Wednesday / Friday

2x per week — Tuesday / Thursday

• 75-minute sessions
• $30 per session
• Bi-weekly payment schedule

Group Size: 6–8 athletes
Coaching Ratio: typically 1 coach for every 4–6 athletes

Groups are organized by age to ensure appropriate development and coaching attention.

How We Train

Hockey is a unilateral, edge-dominant sport.

Training focuses on coordinating force control within skating postures rather than relying on traditional bilateral lifting patterns.

Movement patterns include:

• outside edge leans
• inside edge pushes
• acceleration postures
• crossover and lateral transfer mechanics

Athletes learn to absorb, stabilize, redirect, and apply force in the vectors required for skating while maintaining proper hockey posture.

Strength is layered onto posture control so athletes can apply force effectively while maintaining skating positions.

Training Option
1–2 sessions per week

• 60-minute sessions
• $25 per session
• Bi-weekly payment schedule

Speed and conditioning support hockey performance by improving how athletes produce, absorb, and reapply force repeatedly during high-intensity efforts.

The goal is not simply to make athletes tired — it is to improve their ability to maintain coordinated movement and force control as fatigue increases.

Throughout the off-season, training develops:

• Speed development for acceleration and first-step quickness
• Repeat sprint ability to sustain high-intensity shifts
• Game conditioning to maintain movement quality deeper into games

We do not condition to exhaust athletes.
We condition so athletes can maintain coordinated force control deeper into games.

Training quality is heavily influenced by the coaching environment.

Each session is limited to 6–8 athletes so athletes receive consistent technical feedback and coaching attention.

Smaller groups allow athletes to:

• receive individual movement corrections
• learn new patterns more effectively
• maintain proper skating postures during training
• progress at a pace appropriate for their development

Groups are organized by age so athletes train alongside peers at a similar stage of development.

Off-season training spots are limited to maintain small group sizes.

Athletes can register for:

• 3x per week movement-based strength training
• 2x per week movement-based strength training
• 1 or 2x per week Optional speed & conditioning add-on

Training begins once the hockey season ends in April and goes until late August.

Secure your athlete’s spot and build it properly from the start.

Because athletes train in small groups organized by age and level, training groups and schedules are finalized once registration numbers are known.

Priority Registration
Current TMX athletes receive first placement in training groups. Remaining spots are offered to new athletes based on registration order.

Step 1 — Reserve Your Spot

Athletes can register by completing the online registration form or by emailing us with the training option they would like.

Once received, the athlete is placed on the registration list for their selected training days.

Step 2 — Group Formation

Athletes are organized into small training groups based on age and level to ensure appropriate coaching and training environment.

Current TMX athletes are placed into groups first.

If space remains after current athletes are placed, new athletes will be added to available groups. If we are unable to place a new athlete once group numbers are finalized, we will contact the family directly.

Step 3 — Training Schedule

Training times are finalized once groups are formed. We work to accommodate athletes’ other commitments when possible.

Families will receive their confirmed training schedule before the off-season begins.