I’ve read through many of the forums and CFTS and Speed Trap. They have revolutionized my approach to speed training. Thank you. My question is this: How would you attack the speed endurance component for summer hockey training. Last summer we worked on max speed and acceleration, and it worked, he improved both attributes, but my player was tiring too soon in his shifts during the season. His shifts tended to last 45-60 seconds of repeated accelerations. Certainly lactate is building up and the body must be trained to deal with it.
no need for speed end but u can increase the tempo vol and maybe early offseason you can add some int tempo.
last summer- basically ran 2 speed days- 1. max speed and 1 acceleration and 4 tempo days, mixed in 150, 250 and 350’s 65-70%. you mean longer like over 400? For non-track guys, the longer runs seem to deteriorate quickly into glorified jogs. Then what kind of work to rest ratios? Again thanks
for hockey take away the max speed, when a in hockey game do you reach max speed?
mon: acc/jumps/throws/weights
tue/thur: tempo 1000-2200 100-200max
wed:early season int tempo runs maybe 3x6x60 rest 60sec/5-10min btw sets. this session would later switch over to something like fef or efe and starts
fri: simliar to monday
I remember reading a post from Mike Boyle on this subject - I’ll see if I can dig it up. He usually starts with extensive tempo early in the off season, and switches to 150-300m shuttle runs (back and forth over over 25m; 1:00 to 1:30 rest) as the competition season nears. I’ve used a similar set up with a number of my hockey players with good success - without ruining their speed abilities.
no need for speed endurance, where are you going to run?
In circuits! 
Can anyone provide time-motion analysis?
Duxx, what do you mean by time motion analysis exactly?
Circuits can be draining, but, would it beneficial to run efforts at 20-30sec long to achieve a training effort? I dont think so.
One could easily create a playing circuit replicating a “Play” or strategy and the focus is on completing that within a given time with set recoveries. The speed of play might be fast, but it wont be “leg” fast like doing a 150m effort although time wise it could be made to be. Energy wise it could still be different, as your involving different muscle groups - starts, stops, sideways, using arms with a stick etc focuses the energy around v’s a 150m speed endurance is very specific in bodily demands. Hence, why train with 150’s and more.
Time-motion analysis exmplains the movement patterns happened in the game, their duration (in m, in sec), frequency, work-to-rest ratios etc.
I haven’t played hockey nor I have watched it extensivelly so I won’t try to act smart here… I do need time-motion analysis to think something.
The more I gain experinece, the more I realize that things should be put into context (area, players, money, facilities, comp calendar, time aviable…) or as no23 should say ‘there a re no rules’!
Depending on the objectives of a given period and a ‘whole picture’ objectives, training means should be picked. Nothing ‘generalized’ without context.
Are you able to use ice during the off-season? Can you provide us your competitoin calendar and the ability to put the players on skates during those periods?
Why not inlcuding some SE work in the pre-season when you have developed appropriate ammount of strength, power, work capacity and speed? You could do SE as a repeated sprints or even better with small-sided games (guess you have these in hockey) and limit other work.
[QUOTE=duxx]Are you able to use ice during the off-season? Can you provide us your competitoin calendar and the ability to put the players on skates during those periods?
Why not inlcuding some SE work in the pre-season when you have developed appropriate ammount of strength, power, work capacity and speed?
He won’t go on-ice until August, 80 games plus playoffs- he’s professional. There’s plenty of time on the ice- yes from a specificity standpoint on-ice conditioning is best. I have basically mid-May through mid-September. 3 week lifting waves with 1 week deload. He’ll do interval, start stop stuff once he’s on the ice.
I like the idea of repeated short tempo sets, and I’ll break up the 150’s into back and forth, start/stops. More acceleration work makes sense.
Thanks again, boys!