Be fit to play!

Many of the injuries in ice hockey injuries occur in the knee, back and shoulder. Concussions can happen, too, and need to be managed carefully. Research suggests that specific warm up programme can reduce risk of injury by up to 50%. These exercises are shown below. A pleasant side effect is that they also make you a stronger and better player.

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BEST WITHOUT INJURIES

Training regularly is essential for improving and enjoying your sport over time. When you're injured, it prevents you from consistent training. Did you know that a previous injury increases the risk of a new one? That's why injury prevention is crucial to help you enjoy and perform in your sport. This program is designed to help you stay injury-free, so you can keep progressing and enjoy your sport for many years to come.

LOAD MANAGEMENT

Injuries are complex and can be influenced by many factors, such as training volume, physical condition, recovery, and overall load – to name a few. Although it is not easy to influence all of these factors, load management is an important aspect that can help reduce the risk of injuries. By properly balancing training load, you can decrease the risk of injuries. Together with coaches and parents, you can ensure an adapted load that allows for development while giving the body enough time to recover. You can read more about load management under "Nice to Know" on the homepage.

PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND YOU FACE

Head injuries do happen. Wear a visor on your helmet to get as much protection as possible. If a player experiences or displays signs or symptoms of a concussion, then they should be removed from play and evaluated medically.

DID YOU KNOW...

...that Ice Hockey for women was on the Olympic programme for the first time in the Olympics in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. The first gold medal winner for the womens was the USA. For men, the first time was in 1920 in Antwerpen, as part of the Summer(!) Olympic games, and Canada won the gold.

Exercises

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

  • Level 1

    6 exercises get pdf

    The program consists of 3 levels of progression. When you master these exercises, you can move on to the next level.

  • Level 2

    6 exercises get pdf

    The program consists of 3 levels of progression. When you master the exercises on the 1st and 2nd level, you can move on to the 3rd level.

  • Level 3

    6 exercises get pdf

    The program consists of 3 levels of progression. When you master the program on all 3 levels, it is important to continue doing them regularly to maintain their effect.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

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