| Hockey fitness training is one thing that teen players | | | | should always do is consult with your family physician |
| who are playing at higher levels of the game cannot | | | | to make sure that your teen is ready to begin physical |
| afford to ignore. In the teen years, kids who once | | | | training. Barring any medical reasons not to, the doctor |
| stood out solely based on their natural talent often | | | | will likely tell you to go ahead, and give his |
| start to be caught up to by the other players. Add to | | | | recommendations on setting limits on what should be |
| that the fact that the game becomes much more | | | | done. |
| physical, meaning that a player who once dominated | | | | Once you've been given clearance from your family |
| on skill alone now has to also be able to deal with the | | | | doctor, your teen can go ahead and begin training. |
| physical game as well. This means that players who | | | | While any exercise done properly will help, it's important |
| don't focus on their physical fitness, regardless of how | | | | that the player understand how to do their workouts |
| skilled they may be, will get left behind by the players | | | | correctly, otherwise they could injure themselves. Also, |
| who do. | | | | a general workout will not go nearly as far in helping |
| However, you need to be careful because while | | | | the player develop their game as a workout routine |
| players in their late teens might be developed enough | | | | designed specifically for hockey excellence. So you'll |
| to do adult workouts, most teens are not, and if a | | | | likely want to talk to either the player's coaches or to a |
| young player takes on a workout program that is | | | | qualified trainer about putting together the right training |
| more than they can handle, it very well may actually | | | | plan. |
| hurt them more than it helps them. The first thing you | | | | |