Power:
- Strength and Speed 
- To move a players body or an object quickly. 
- Developed by forcing muscles to perform as fast as possible and in an explosive manner. 
- We utilize weights, sprinting, and plyometrics (rapid lengthening followed by rapid shortening of muscle fiber). 
- Hockey is an exertion of horizontal force against the ice. 
- Upper body power for body checking and shooting can be developed by using medicine balls. 

Strength:
- The amount of force applied during one specific single effort. 
- Protects joints from injury and used for shoving in corners and pushing in front of the net. Skills for shooting the puck hard. 
- Leg strength improves skating speed and stability and upper body strength improves stick control. 
- Movements used are specific full body, multi-joint and explosive to mimic on-ice skating, body checking and shooting.

Agility:
- Players ability to change direction quickly. 
- Constantly skating from forward, backwards, side-to-side, sudden stops and starts, tight turns and pivots. 
- Footwork drills, quickness movements and combinations for mobility all improves on-ice agility. - We use agility ladders, agility straps, dot drill mats, hurdles, etc.… 

Co-ordination:
- Combining movements thru different parts of the body to perform a desired skill 
- Multi-physical movements done simultaneously are required to play hockey. Players combine skating with stick handling, passing, shooting, utilizing upper and lower body. 
- Hand eye drills with lower body movements done at the same time develops co-ordination. 

Balance:
- The ability to keep the body's center of gravity over its lower body's supporting base and avoid falling down. 
- Balance is needed for body contact, to avoid being hit, for changing directions and skating thru player traffic. 
- We'll be using wobble boards, balance beams, Swiss balls, trampolines, etc. to improve balance. 

Anaerobic Power and Capacity:
- Hockey is an anaerobic sport supported by the body's aerobic system. 
- Players play 30-40 seconds at maximum output and than rest 2-3 minutes while other lines are performing. 
- Necessary for explosive acceleration of the first few strides (1-3), lactic acid will build up in muscle tissue while skating (as a by-product of incomplete breakdown of carbohydrates) a developed aerobic system will allow the anaerobic system to recover and recharge the muscles energy, while waiting for the bench. 
- Developed thru sprints, shuttle runs, weight sleds, bungee cords, parachutes etc. by progressive duration and intensity. 

Aerobic Capacity:
- Body's ability to supply oxygen during extended sub maximal effort and remove lactic acid build up. 
- The higher a players aerobic capacity, the quicker the anaerobic recovery is completed between shifts and the less a player will fatigue as the 1-3 hour game progresses. 
- Aerobic capacity is improved by large muscle group demands like jogging, cycling, rowing, stepping for at least 30 minutes at moderate intensity. 

Muscular Endurance:
- Muscles ability to perform repeated contractions or movements at various workloads. 
Necessary for long games, back to back games, tournaments. Allows for adaptation to exercise stress and gradually allows an increase of intensity during strength and power training. 
- Body weight movements (calisthenics) and light to moderate weights with high repetition will improve muscular endurance. 

Flexibility:
- Very important component. Flexibility lessens chance of joint sprain and muscle strain as well as reducing muscular soreness. Also a player will have improved recovery time and a ability to play with less power and endurance loss. 
- Full body stretches are needed daily and should be held for 30 to 60 seconds without bouncing and preferably a warmed up muscle. 

Plus! much more hockey specific activities in a fun competitive environment. You will be pushed, but you will also maximize your potential.