Hip Abduction In Hockey

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To break down this concept of hip movement, hip abduction is to propulsion as hip adduction is to flexion and recovery. This analogy leads to the, three phases in skating strides: single-support propulsion, double-support propulsion and single-support glide/recovery.2 Propulsion begins while one skate has contact with the ice and the other is approximately halfway through the recovery stage. The recovery stage is the period of time immediately after the skate pushes off before it is brought forward. The propulsion stage continues as the recovery skate is put onto the ice (double-support propulsion phase).
Shoulder Movement
Equal and opposite reactions to hip abduction and hip adduction is shoulder abduction and should adduction.2 The shoulders have to abduct and adduct with the hips to maintain balance, momentum and increase velocity. Whether the player has one or two hands holding their stick, it does not change the reactions of the hip and shoulder, moving simultaneously.
Exercises
Flexibility- Just like in any other sport or physical activity, flexibility is very important in hockey. Flexibility is the range of motion in a joint and is one of the most important concepts and practices in sports to prevent and recover from an injury. There are two types of flexibility stretches that will benefit a hockey player (forward position): static and PNF.
Here is a list of important stretches that will increase flexibility in a hockey player and prevent injuries. These stretches were chosen based on the hockey player’s movements.
Hamstring Stretch- used to stretch out the knee flexors and hip flexors. When stretching these muscles, it makes it less likely to injure the legs. Hockey players must have strong and flexible legs to skate q...

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...sprinting drills should be done before stretching but starting out slowly to not pull or strain any cold muscles. Fast contractions of the muscles will help raise the temperature of the body and prepare it for working hard and to put the body through the vigorous demands of skating. Skating drills can be “lines” which would be starting at one goal line, skating quickly (slower at first or at 50 percent of maximum speed to get warm) and stop at the other line and repeat. Short sprints can be done between lines. Such as start at the goal line, sprint to the blue line, back to the goal line, then to the half way line, then back to the goal line, spring to the opposite blue line, back to the goal line, then finally to the opposite goal line. The variations of “lines” are limitless. Variation in this exercise is important because there is never routine in a hockey game.

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