Victory Athletic Centre.

Victory Athletic Centre (VAC) recently opened their doors in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

VAC consists of highly motivated doctors, strength and speed coaches as well as hockey skill and fundamental coaches dedicated to athletic performance. VAC consistently delivers high quality training, nutritional, motivational and medical programs that will guarantee improvements in any hockey player's game.

The facility features High Performance Training for Athletics, Sport Vision training for reactive skills, a refrigerated ice rink as well as a Chiropractic Clinic, skate sharpening and a small proshop.


The High Performance program focuses on age specific athletic training, movement and the development of proper motor skills through a variety of strength and agility training. Every athlete is assessed by staff Chiropractor Dr. Max Guarnaccia in order to prescribe the appropriate training protocols for individual athletes training. One of the most impressive areas of development is nutrition. Athletes are encouraged to understand the importance of sound nutritional habits for their busy lifestyle. If you've been trying to change eating habits at home with your athlete, you will notice an improvement after the first day.

With the Dynavision D2 VAC is quickly becoming the local leader in Sports Vision Training. The Dynavision D2 protocols set out by VAC are improving eye-hand reaction times that are noticeable in the field of play. Athletes love competing at it and everyone is trying to set and break new records. The current record is held by Sean King of the Brockville Braves in the CCHL with 131 hits in 60 seconds.

The fundamental skills and training available with shooting coaches Patrick Arbour and Adam Russo are second to none. Every player we talked to is up 15-25 km per hour and the range record is 143 km up from 120 km. The work is focussed on balance, quick efficient accurate release, changing angles and sheer power. It is quite something to see 3 players at once competing on radar trying to ring up the big number.

The Clinic at VAC and its practitioners understand the athlete and the injuries involved when competition and training force athletes to work at their maximum. They focus on keeping the athletes safe and balanced through use of functional assessments, treatment and exercise prescription.

What a place! Check it out www.victoryac.com or @VictoryAthCentr

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Best hockey nutritional programs.

The best hockey nutritional programs for 2013 from the Hockey Science & Technology survey are:

1. HockeyOT.com
2. Premier Strength - Edmonton
3. The Hockey Players Cookbook by Brandon Aldan

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Game Situations.

Hockey is about getting out of situations when you have the puck. Behind the net, in the corners, along the boards or up the ice you are being challenged by your opponent.  

You want to keep puck possession.  Sometimes the safe play results in a turn over. Apply your hockey skill to the fullest by taking risks in these game situations. 

Find a skill centre that will help you with your edges and puck handling.  

Playoff Elimination.

It is what it is and you can't change it. As a coach, what you need to do now is share your knowledge with other coaches and look for new knowledge for next season. 

Respect is a hockey trait that is hard to teach but powerful when displayed.

Coaches and skill trainers will spend a lot of time on skating, passing, shooting and goaltender skills yet respect for your opponent, officials and even the game of hockey as a skill (or character trait) is a hard one to teach.  Usually when a coach notices a player being disrespectful, they will address it immediately with the individual or with all of the players after a game.  Another life lesson brought to you by the game of hockey.

A show or sign of respect gets noticed and shared by many.  It generally brings everyone who is wondering from the reality of the game back to normal (for awhile).

This story provides an example of respect for the game regardless of what the scoreboard shows.
http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/109300/Courageous-boy-takes-a-stand

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Best hockey mental preparation programs

The best hockey mental preparation programs in any format for 2013 from the Hockey Science & Technology survey are:

• Telos Sport Psychology Coaching

• Gold In The Net - Winning is a Mental Game lecture series

• River Valley Health

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Markham Pro Sports

Markham Pro Sports is now listed on the 80 Hours Hockey Skills app.  Search their listing for location details, store hours and promotions.

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