Balance, Mobility, and Speed: The Hidden Link in Youth Hockey
Description
This episode dives into how functional movement patterns and dynamic balance relate to skating speed and agility in young elite male hockey players. Discover why hip mobility, lower body asymmetries, and balance might be the keys to unlocking faster, more efficient skating.
Explore the science behind skating performance in youth hockey. Learn how movement screens, balance tests, and hidden asymmetries affect speed and agility—and what coaches and players can do to improve training and prevent injuries.
Main source: The relationship between functional movement patterns, dynamic balance and ice speed and agility in young elite male ice hockey players
Małgorzata Grabara, Anna Bieniec
PeerJ. 2024; 12: e18092. Published online 2024 Oct 11. doi: 10.7717/peerj.18092
PMCID: PMC11472790
United States
