About SHRED injuries Ice Hockey Neuromuscular Training Warm-Up Program
The SHRED injuries Ice Hockey neuromuscular training warm-up program was developed in partnership with l'Université Laval and Hockey Alberta. The program was designed through a collaboration between hockey coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists, players, and researchers. Our team piloted the warm-up with youth players (both male and female) of various ages and levels. Player feedback was incorporated into the current program.
Our current research is evaluating the effectiveness of this program in reducing concussions and other injuries in male and female youth ice hockey players in Alberta and Québec, Canada.
The SHRED injuries Ice Hockey neuromuscular training warm-up program includes a 'Neck control & endurance' category in addition to the four typical categories included in neuromuscular training warm-up programs (aerobic, balance, strength, and agility). Exercises within this category are aimed at preventing concussions. The warm-up program contains both off-ice (~7 mins) and on-ice (~6 mins) exercises. The on-ice structure can be modified on game days given the short warm-up time allotted before puck drop.
Categories
Off-ice: Dynamic
Perform all exercises in this section
Off-ice: Stationary
Perform one level of each exercise:
Level 1: Side plank rotation & eye tracking (knee supported)
(Strength, Neck control & endurance)
Level 2: Side plank rotation & eye tracking (foot supported)
(Strength, Neck control & endurance)
On-Ice
Perform one level of each exercise: