What is a “Mule”? If you have attended one of my D camps, you will know what I am talking about. The mules pull the cart, no glory, just guts and hard work. Love the mules. I am writing a 6 PART D SERIES on the life of the mules. First up. Gap Control. #1 GAP CONTROL […]
I thought this is a great article to pass along on Halloween. A Brilliant Disguise: Learning to Disguise Your Weaknesses and Play to Your Strengths I have not thought about this realization that took me way too long in my own hockey career to figure until recently as I currently have the true pleasure […]
The Non Stars on the team, article above published in the November edition of USA Hockey magazine to be arriving at your home any day now. The late Bloomers. Don’t count them out either. And on the other hand, the early bloomers, don’t always count them in. I myself was a late bloomer. I see […]
Watching the Hawks home opener with my wife last night. The Blues, Shattenkirk, went bar down with a one timer bomb on the Hawks net. My wife unknowingly gave me a huge compliment. “Hey Jeff remember those from the blue line?” That was my specialty on most teams I played on. My shot from the blue line […]
Jeff Serowik’s Pro Ambitions Hockey, Inc. and Brian McDonough’s Edge Performance System, EPS have teamed up to deliver the best strength and conditioning training for all campers. McDonough will be creating all off ice curriculums for the camps, contributing articles, video tutorials and advice on off-ice training and development via newsletters and the Pro Ambitions App with video tutorials. Brian started […]
CREATING OFFENSE , Another D Article by Jeff Serowik Creating offense can happen in many scenarios during the game for the D. Making a play happen will up your value on the team. After dropping the gloves in my first professional game, resultng in a broken nose and split lip gushing with blood, I quickly […]
I believe in periodized training for hockey players. Periodized athletic training goes back as far as the ancient Olympic games. The metrics for this type of training are actually quite simple and make a lot of sense. It is the manipulation of training volume and intensity with short unloading phases in order for the athlete […]
HOCKEY SPECIFIC OFF ICE TRAINING FOR YOUR PLAYER THIS SUMMER In past decades some individuals inherently possessed the pre-determined genetics suited to succeed in a sport. These ‘natural athletes’ did not put a great deal of time and effort into enhancing their physical traits. Today there is a shift towards more emphasis of scientific conditioning […]
A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior. It took me many years to really believe in self fulfilling prophecies and myself. I am speaking as an athlete and a man. I […]
The summer hockey growth spurt I talk about is no joke. Make a game plan for the summer. Plan your work and work your plan. Hydrate every day. Drink 10 eight ounce bottles per day. The summer training regime is a marathon not a sprint. Do your due diligence everyday. Try not to skip even […]
