Fitness for High Performance Hockey - Original Edition

About the Book

This book takes a unique approach to fitness in elite sport by outlining:

• the reasons why players need each type of fitness to achieve their highest levels of performance
• the principles which guide how you should train each component, and
• specific examples of programs to follow for achieving your goals.

Howie also shows you as either a player, coach or trainer how to build training calendars during the off-season as well as during the competitive season. This book takes you from being a highly skilled player, coach or trainer into the process of understanding and being able to design and adapt your own specific programs.

It's a must for all players, coaches and trainers who are either at the door step to or immersed in high performance hockey.

To check Dr. Wenger's Special Edition of this book please visit Fitness for High Performance Hockey: Special Edition.

About the Author

Howie received his Ph.D. in exercise physiology in 1971 and has been teaching exercise physiology at universities since then. He has received outstanding teacher awards and was honoured by the Canadian Association of Sport Sciences for his work in applied sport science. He has also been awarded the Gordon Juckes Award from the Canadian Hockey Association for contributions toward advancement of amateur hockey in Canada.

Howie played Junior A, Senior A and university hockey and was a level 4 coach in the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. He has been a featured speaker on fitness for hockey at numerous national and international conferences, he lectures at the National Coaching Institute in Victoria, B.C., and has written numerous monographs on fitness for hockey and one previous book--Fitness: The Key to Hockey Success. He has co-edited and written chapters in Physiological Testing of the High Performance Athlete and has been a consultant to many National and Olympic Teams. These include the Canadian National Hockey Team, National Rowing Team, National Alpine Ski Team, and many others.

In particular, Howie has been a consultant with many National Hockey League teams including the Edmonton Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks, the Los Angeles Kings, and presently the New York Rangers. He has also worked directly with the Canadian team in the Canada Cup.

He brings his academic background, excellent teaching skills, and his vast experience and success in the physical preparation of high performance hockey players to this book which features the why, how and what to do in preparing to play hockey at the highest level.