2018/2019 Nexus Team Development
TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
We understand hockey is a team sport.
That is why each program designed at Nexus goes further than just making our athletes faster and stronger. We work on building all around team chemistry. No matter how skilled or talented a team is without chemistry and respect between players they will always under achieve.
Every team visit to Nexus will have some form of team building built into their session.
At Nexus, we have created main three options for player development that we believe will bring athletes to the next level.
That is why each program designed at Nexus goes further than just making our athletes faster and stronger. We work on building all around team chemistry. No matter how skilled or talented a team is without chemistry and respect between players they will always under achieve.
Every team visit to Nexus will have some form of team building built into their session.
At Nexus, we have created main three options for player development that we believe will bring athletes to the next level.
- STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
- ON ICE PLAYER SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- VIDEO ANALYTICS
- TEAM BUILDING
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
OVERVIEW
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Strength and conditioning at Nexus is all based around modern hockey training. We build programs for each team using hockey specific movements to help our athletes improve speed, agility, strength, and endurance. Our overall mission at Nexus is to give each team that trains with us every advantage we can to help them have a successful season.
Program design will vary depending on the age of team and length of training. Programs for older teams will introduce some physical lifting exercises, where our younger teams focus will be more towards body weight high energy exercises. No matter the age of our athletes all programs will be designed to help develop our athletes fast twitch muscle fibers. All teams will work hard but also have a lot fun. We want all our athletes to love and look forward to coming to Nexus. If our athletes don’t love training here they will not get the most out of it, therefore fall short of their potential. |
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FORMAT
We will begin with a short warm up (these can vary depending on package). Then teams will be broken into small groups, 2 or 3 depending on the numbers that day and what overall package is decided upon. We want each session to be as personalized as possible, small groups allow us to do so by focus on individual critiques. Generally, are groups are broken into 3. Two forward groups each with a goalie and defense group.
Group 1 Strength - We will focus on overall strength building at the start of the year, less reps and heavier weights for the older athletes and less reps with slower movements for the younger athletes.
Group 2 Conditioning – This is where we will focus on increase our athlete’s overall endurance. Conditioning exercise will have strength aspects involved but all workouts will be HIIT (High-Intensity-Interval-Training) style. This is to simulate a shift length.
Group 3 Hockey Specific – Depending on the package this would then include either on or off ice hockey specific skill development drills and exercises. Each will consist of drills to help develop on ice skills through shooting, stickhandling, passing, face-offs, goalie reaction, etc. All hockey specific development is created to help our athletes become more creative, skillful on the ice.
There are three main phases to our team’s strength and conditioning plan. Depending on training duration these can vary. 1. Learn/Build. 2 Build with Speed. 3 Maintain.
First phase would be our building and teaching phase. This will generally consist of heavier, less repetition exercises. While teaching our athletes proper movements and techniques.
Second phase our athletes will beginning to become stronger and more comfortable with our general exercises and movements. This is where we begin to work on speed and consistency. Generally, phase 2 is middle of the season.
Third phase will be our maintenance phase. Teams will be getting close the end of a long season and we don’t want to wear them down to much but we will continue by maintaining their overall strength and conditioning. Exercises include more reps with average weight.
Group 1 Strength - We will focus on overall strength building at the start of the year, less reps and heavier weights for the older athletes and less reps with slower movements for the younger athletes.
Group 2 Conditioning – This is where we will focus on increase our athlete’s overall endurance. Conditioning exercise will have strength aspects involved but all workouts will be HIIT (High-Intensity-Interval-Training) style. This is to simulate a shift length.
Group 3 Hockey Specific – Depending on the package this would then include either on or off ice hockey specific skill development drills and exercises. Each will consist of drills to help develop on ice skills through shooting, stickhandling, passing, face-offs, goalie reaction, etc. All hockey specific development is created to help our athletes become more creative, skillful on the ice.
There are three main phases to our team’s strength and conditioning plan. Depending on training duration these can vary. 1. Learn/Build. 2 Build with Speed. 3 Maintain.
First phase would be our building and teaching phase. This will generally consist of heavier, less repetition exercises. While teaching our athletes proper movements and techniques.
Second phase our athletes will beginning to become stronger and more comfortable with our general exercises and movements. This is where we begin to work on speed and consistency. Generally, phase 2 is middle of the season.
Third phase will be our maintenance phase. Teams will be getting close the end of a long season and we don’t want to wear them down to much but we will continue by maintaining their overall strength and conditioning. Exercises include more reps with average weight.
DURATION
The Strength and conditioning session length is completely custom to each time. We recommend that the training is broken into 30 minute intervals. This gives our trainers enough time to go over the circuit and exercises for that day.
COST
This is also flexible depending on length of program and number of additional add ons. We have a residual discount strategy for the strength and conditioning. The longer the length of program the more cost effective it becomes.
ON ICE PLAYER SKILL DEVELOPMENT
OVERVIEW
We realize the overall job of coaches is player development, but there is only so much time on the ice each week to complete everything they would like to. We offer a simple alternative that allows coaches to focus on systems/in-game tactics/special teams/ etc. We offer skill development sessions that focus on developing our athlete’s fundamental skills and helping them become more creative. Things like shooting/passing/stickhandling/faceoffs/one on ones/ goalie reaction technique.
Teaching simple things like changing the angle before shooting, how to use a defender as a screen, or how to walk the line as d man more effectively allows coaches to focus on other areas they generally wouldn’t have time to.
Teaching simple things like changing the angle before shooting, how to use a defender as a screen, or how to walk the line as d man more effectively allows coaches to focus on other areas they generally wouldn’t have time to.
FORMAT
We will begin by simply going over the fundamentals and gathering a good understanding of the most basic movements. Each skill development sessions will be designed to effectively improve that player in the position he is currently playing. That is another reason why we separate our team in groups according to position.
The on-ice skill development can be performed with skates on or off. The benefit to using skates is the teaching becomes more game realistic. The negative is that it takes longer to get our athletes ready when switching training areas.
The on-ice skill development can be performed with skates on or off. The benefit to using skates is the teaching becomes more game realistic. The negative is that it takes longer to get our athletes ready when switching training areas.
DURATION
The skill development duration is completely custom as well. We also recommend this to be performed in 30 minute intervals.
COST
This is also flexible depending on length of program and number of additional add ons. We have a residual discount strategy for skill development. The longer the length of program the more cost effective it becomes.
VIDEO ANALYTICS
OVERVIEW
This program is to act as another training aid for coaches and players to help in player development and on ice in game systems and tactics. Our video system allows coaches to critique actual in game events with their team each week. The benefit to watching actual in game events event’s will help players become more aware of on ice situations. This system also allows coaches to re-watch and slow down certain in game situations they may have missed during the regular game.
All games are recorded so that teams never miss any of the actions. That also includes highlight reel goals, passes, saves, etc. These will all be uploaded to the team page so that our athletes and parents can save copies.
All games are recorded so that teams never miss any of the actions. That also includes highlight reel goals, passes, saves, etc. These will all be uploaded to the team page so that our athletes and parents can save copies.
FORMAT
There are multiple options for our analytic program. We film each game requested and then leave it up to the coaching staff to decide how they want to break down each game. If they are doing strength and conditioning or skill development training with us, we recommend going over video in our analytic room at Nexus post workout.
The main analytic options are;
Theoretical situations;
The main analytic options are;
- Filming Option
- Nexus Employee
- Breakdown Option
- Nexus Employee
- Teams Coaching Staff
- Critiquing option
- Nexus Employee goes over game critique
- Teams Coaching Staff
- Location
- In Nexus Analytic Room
- Other location
Theoretical situations;
- We can critique entire games in 3 videos. Good, Bad, Highlight. Then either go over the videos with all the players or let the coaching staff critique the game.
- We can just cut entire games and let the coaches break down the game however they like.
- The coaches can communicate certain areas they want to work on that week and we will divide the into sections according to these areas.
- We will customize our analytic program to fit each team’s specific needs.
DURATION
The duration can vary depending on what package is purchased with the team. Generally video session that are broken into three teaching categories take between 15-25 mins and are performed as a team at the end of their Nexus training session.
COST
This can vary also depending on package purchased. Packages begin at $65.00 per game film. The additional costs come forth depending on breakdown options, critiquing/teaching options, and location.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR TEAMS THAT TRAIN WITH US
DISCOUNTED ATHLETE AND FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS
There are number of benefits that come along with our team development packages including;
- Discounted Family Memberships
- Discounted Skate Sharpening
- Discounted Supplements
- Much Much More.
- Discounted Family Memberships
- Discounted Skate Sharpening
- Discounted Supplements
- Much Much More.
