Hey All,
I hope I am posting this in the right section, If not my apologies.
I was hoping that you guys can help point me in the direction of some good agility programs.
I am 26 been outta the gym for 5 years, got back in to the iron about 9 months ago and have made some nice gains strengthwise now need to get a little lighter on the feet as I just started playing hockey again!
Thanks for the help guys!
Nothing??
Anything from Kelly Baggett will be good for agility. His Vertical Jump Development Bible is apparently very good as well, though I have never tried it.
Also, read Westside for Skinny Bastards III, it has a jump training and dynamic-effort lower body day on page 8
That first site was great Tmoney. The Dot Drills were exactly what I was looking for, and I may even incorporate some box jumps if necessary.
Much Appreciated!!
As far as agility I would put in some plyometric days, one focusing on jumps the other focusing on agility, or you can mix the two if you want.
For agility I would warm up with some sort of ladder drill to get your feet moving quick, and then do stuff like the illinois drill, pro-agility, and any cone drill variation that would help you with agility specific to hockey.
As far as jumps I would do some depth landings, depth jumps, broad jumps, single-leg bounds, and maybe some high intensity squat jumps or vertical jumps.
Then for pure speed / quickness for hockey I’m guessing you would be looking at 5-20 yard sprints.
My question is: are you playing ice hockey, or field hockey? If you are playing ice hockey then stuff like the agility drills and the 5-20 yard sprints can (and should) be done on the ice in skates.
One last point is that your lifting should include stuff like hang cleans, power cleans, front squats, squats, deadlifts, snatches… and that sort to optimize your strength and speed.
Beau
[quote]beau_zo_brehm wrote:
As far as agility I would put in some plyometric days, one focusing on jumps the other focusing on agility, or you can mix the two if you want.
For agility I would warm up with some sort of ladder drill to get your feet moving quick, and then do stuff like the illinois drill, pro-agility, and any cone drill variation that would help you with agility specific to hockey.
As far as jumps I would do some depth landings, depth jumps, broad jumps, single-leg bounds, and maybe some high intensity squat jumps or vertical jumps.
Then for pure speed / quickness for hockey I’m guessing you would be looking at 5-20 yard sprints.
My question is: are you playing ice hockey, or field hockey? If you are playing ice hockey then stuff like the agility drills and the 5-20 yard sprints can (and should) be done on the ice in skates.
One last point is that your lifting should include stuff like hang cleans, power cleans, front squats, squats, deadlifts, snatches… and that sort to optimize your strength and speed.
Beau[/quote]
Ya it’s Ice Hockey, but unfortunately we play once a week NO practice so I can’t do any on ice drills, (I know that would have been Ideal).
I think the Dot Drill coupled with some sprint work will be great though…and once the summer rolls in I will definitely look into doing those Illinois drills…been awhile since I did that kind of training…back when i could run a 4.6 forty…HAHA those days are long gone!
[quote]beau_zo_brehm wrote:
For reference: DeFrancosTraining.com - 12.75-second Illinois Drill! - YouTube
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How many yards between the near and far cone, 10yds?
[quote]G-men27 wrote:
beau_zo_brehm wrote:
For reference: DeFrancosTraining.com - 12.75-second Illinois Drill! - YouTube
How many yards between the near and far cone, 10yds?[/quote]
From DeFranco’s website:
“FYI, the 4 �??corner�?? cones are set up 10 yards apart from each other in this drill. The 4 �??center�?? cones are set up straight down the middle from the corner cones.”
[quote]beau_zo_brehm wrote:
G-men27 wrote:
beau_zo_brehm wrote:
For reference: DeFrancosTraining.com - 12.75-second Illinois Drill! - YouTube
How many yards between the near and far cone, 10yds?
From DeFranco’s website:
“FYI, the 4 â¿¿cornerâ¿¿ cones are set up 10 yards apart from each other in this drill. The 4 â¿¿centerâ¿¿ cones are set up straight down the middle from the corner cones.”
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Thanks man…Can’t wait for the snow to melt!