Training The Hips For Hockey by Mike Boyle

Description

This presentation will focus on hockey players’ hips as it relates to the everyday demand of the sport of hockey. This talk will feature functional anatomy of the hip; common injuries of the hip; hip rehabilitation, and general strength training of the hips. Maintaining hip strength, stabilization, and mobility are vital to overall performance and injury prevention of a hockey player.

Learning Objectives

* Define anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the hip .
* Viewers will be able to develop daily hip strengthening and maintenance programs for hockey players.
* Recognize common hip abnormalities seen in hockey players and be able to construct exercise plans to counteract these imbalances.

Course Content