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hockey is a unique sport due to the fact that it demands so many skills which are so different in nature.

You have to skate well, which requires lower-body strength and stamina.

You have to have good control of your stick, which requires quick hands and lightning-fast reactions.

You must be alert at all times to a game that changes rapidly, and know what to do. That demands speed and agility, as you constantly race up and down the rink, sometimes having to chage the actual direction of your skating - on defense you often find yourself skating backwards. Split-second decisions are made throughout the game.

And, on top of it all, you have to do all that while taking and (preferably) dishing out monsterous hits. And for that you need muscle mass, particularly upper-body muscle mass.

So summing it all up, you have to have an array of different skills and abilities, each involving different parts of your body, each of them vital to your ability as a hockey player - without any of them, you are a lesser player.

That's why you need the hockey-specific conditioning that Hockey Speed & Power provides you. It has been tested, it has been tried, it has been proven.

Born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1969, Kevin Miehm - the author of the Hockey Speed & Power guides - has vast experience as both a player and strength and conditioning coach. Miehm played for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League - one of the top Major Junior Hockey leagues in Canada - for three seasons, having been a first-round draft pick for them. In his final year he amassed 122 points, played on the all-star team and was the Ontario Hockey League Scholastic Player of the year.

He went on to be drafted by the St.Louis Blues in the 1987 NHL draft as their second selection (#54 overall),and from there he went on to play 14 years in the NHL, IHL and European Elite Leagues. The picture at the top righthand corner of this section shows him in action with the St. Louis Blues against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Miehm is certified through the International Sports Science Association as a Specialist in Sports Conditioning.

Miehm is also certified through the American Fitness Professionals association as a Certified Strength Coach and Certified Fitness Trainer.
He also gives atrength and conditioning training through his own Hockey Speed and Power Strength and Conditioning Services in his hometown of Kitchener, Ontario. He has an impressive client list and has previously trained the Oshawa Generals of the OHL and 50 other OHL players. He also trains numerous minor hockey teams and individuals and has had the opportunity to train numerous up and coming NHL players.

Buy Hockey Speed & Power and gain from Miehm's extensive expertise and experience!

Naturally, an 8-year-old child requires conditioning that is different from that of a 15-year old or an adult; That's why Hockey Speed & Power is split into three different manuals for three different age groups.

Parents, if you want your kid to get noticed on the ice by vastly improving him as a hockey player with vital off-ice conditioning - Hockey Speed & Power, specifically designed for his or her age group, is a must for you. remember, having the conditioning instructed by Hockey Speed & Power as a young age can affect his performance at a later age as well - perhaps throughout his entire career. Now would not be the time to hesitate - get your copy of Hockey Speed & Power Now. It may be the best investment you'll ever make in your child's future career.

In this day and age, the demands from hockey players have risen. In the past, it was enough to come to the pre-season training camp and be conditioned for the hockey season there; Nowadays it just doesn't cut it anymore.

Nowadays, training camp decides the fate of a player for the entire season. Teams have a selection of players to choose their rosters from, while the others are reduced to lesser leagues or simply shown the door. Offseason conditioning is a major factor in determining how a player would look in training camp. A player cannot just laze out in the offseason.

And the offseason is also the right time to do all those off-ice exercises more extensively, having more time to focus on them.

So get your copy of Hockey Speed & Power for the offseason as well - it may be a player's best offseason hockey conditioning companion, and the guide that will determine the direction that player's season will go.