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Colts Alumni:

Cal Hofford

&
By David Murphy

an favourite and a favourite of
Fhis teammates, Cal Hofford was
By Dante Bean
usually the first player to sign up for
Certified Personal Trainer
community events when he played
for the Cornwall Colts over two Importance of Off-Season
seasons (2013-2015). The two-way
left winger from Komoka, Ontario Hockey Training
scored 14 goals and 34 assists
through his seasons in Cornwall. mproving your strength, speed, explosiveness, and conditioning should be the
Imain goals of every athlete in the summer. The key difference between getting to
Cal’s favourite memories of his the next level during off season training is training the following:
time with the Colts include spending Muscular and Postural Balance:
time with his billets. “I stayed with • Limited range of motion in the hips, ankles, shoulders, and thoracic spine.
Wendy and Ian MacInnis my first • Tight hip flexors combined with weak glutes and hamstrings that contribute to
year,” said Hofford. “I didn’t think excessive anterior pelvic tilt.
• Strength imbalances between the hip adductors and abductors that increase the
it would get better than that in Year
2, but it did when I stayed with the risk of groin strains.
• Unilateral (single limb) exercises should be used to build up the athletes and
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• Performing mobility exercises targeting the problem areas should be top priority.
Strength Training: You must progressively increase resistance in the lower rep
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Become Quicker and More Explosive: Exercises emphasizing acceleration and
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series of drills crucial for Explosive Hockey development.
Conditioning: Conditioning is nothing more than increasing work capacity for
“Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling.” YOUR sport. Hockey is an alactic-aerobic sport, meaning that short high-intensity,

Bill Belichick high power output bursts are followed by low-intensity intervals.
Time Off-Ice for Both Mental and Physical Benefits: The off-season is called
SHUTTERS the OFF-SEASON for a reason - that’s when the smart players switch OFF and
SHUTTERS
stay OFF the ice. Taking a couple months off from skating will help restore mental
balance as well. Pro hockey players spend their summers engaging in completely
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