Junior ice hockey player's mobility training - Tutorial guide about mobility exercises for junior players and their coaches
Keskitalo, Miikka (2011)
Keskitalo, Miikka
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201103072888
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201103072888
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The purpose of this thesis was to produce a tutorial guide about mobility exercises for junior ice hockey players and their coaches. Mobility training is an integral part of any sports conditioning plan and mobility can be considered as a physical attribute where in particular young athletes should pay attention to. Nevertheless, instructed mobility training is rarely included in the training regimen in children’s sports. This thesis is aimed to increase junior ice hockey players and their coaches’ knowledge about mobility training and to provide a practical tool that assists the coaches to develop off-ice mobility training and to support players’ independent training. The thesis was carried out in co-operation with TPS junior ice hockey.
Based on sport analysis of ice hockey, exercise physiology, and physiotherapeutic knowledge, the most significant musculoskeletal stress factors and the type of mobility and movement patterns required in ice hockey were determined. Paediatric exercise physiology was utilized in determining the type and the amount of mobility training that children and adolescents should perform during the different phases of growth.
Based on acquired knowledge a tutorial guide consisting of theoretical information about children and adolescents mobility training and examples of static stretching exercises and hockey-specific active mobility exercises was assembled. In total, the guide contains 45 mobility exercises illustrated with photos and accompanying text. The guide was provided as a PDF file (Portable Document Format) for the use of TPS junior ice hockey. In the future, the guide can be developed by adding new exercises into it or by creating a computer based program where exercises are demonstrated on video.
Based on sport analysis of ice hockey, exercise physiology, and physiotherapeutic knowledge, the most significant musculoskeletal stress factors and the type of mobility and movement patterns required in ice hockey were determined. Paediatric exercise physiology was utilized in determining the type and the amount of mobility training that children and adolescents should perform during the different phases of growth.
Based on acquired knowledge a tutorial guide consisting of theoretical information about children and adolescents mobility training and examples of static stretching exercises and hockey-specific active mobility exercises was assembled. In total, the guide contains 45 mobility exercises illustrated with photos and accompanying text. The guide was provided as a PDF file (Portable Document Format) for the use of TPS junior ice hockey. In the future, the guide can be developed by adding new exercises into it or by creating a computer based program where exercises are demonstrated on video.