The off-season is quickly coming to an end and the regular season about to flare up. The pre-season is now under way the gears are starting to warm up. The Texas Renegades approach a new season in a position they're quite familiar with. They're going to be a good team but aren't sure how to get over the hump. Will they do it? Can they do it? Well, this off-season and their new training systems may tell you YES!
This off-season, the management of the Renegades was trying a new style of hockey training. You know the show Alone? Survivor? Think those, but this is the entire hockey team in the middle of Canada's Northern most parts. Here they're going to compete between the two tribes and see who the winner is. Food is provided. They're eating insanely good. Training and comps are incredibly hard, including wood cutting, slope climbing, tree climbing, cold plunging, high alp burns etc.
We never received info or leaks on who won or how things went. It's rumoured that a documentary was shot and will premiere on Amazon Prime later this year.
Only the strong will survive! Or do they? How important part does physical or mental strength training play in your players offseason and how they do it? Are they focusing mostly on lower body strength or do they take more balanced approach? Or is it all about the core strength that helps them stay in right position at the goal? Maybe they think that surviving is really more dependent on mental strength and finding it inside themselves, but is there even a way to train that?
There is actually a big benefit to mental strength, and several ways to harness discipline, although one could argue many of those methods also require a certain form of physical training. Gato for example finds that while strength and conditioning are seen as physical traits, you also need to push your mental limit during such drills in order to avoid plateaus and achieve the next step. Maintaining peak performance when heading into the third period of a game is just as important as lower body or core strength, and sometimes that requires a mental strength that lets you ignore physical limits or other distractions. Having the confidence in yourself to push past tougher obstacles is also key to being the best player out there on the ice, especially when you may at times be considered the under dog in a matchup. Everytime you step out there you need to wake up that morning knowing you are going to win, and that is a special form of mental strength that has to be cultivated.
This is one of the biggest offseason period for Yuri Boyka III. He will finally be getting promoted to the big league and will be playing for the Winnipeg Aurora. In order to get ready for the big leagues, Boyka III takes a very balanced physical training approach. He does not only work the lower body as he is a martial artist and needs to be aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. So he does intense core body and upper body training as well. But he doesn't just stop here. Yuri Boyka III also trains his flexibility so that even if he is muscular, he will be able to move like a snake. Additionally, Boyka III needs to test his mental fortitude so he undergoes crazy things with with dad. All these trainings are done to help Boyka III for his success in SHL and so that he can be Winnipeg Aurora's top scoring forward.
Elly is a big cat! she would do amazing out on any wilderness survival challenge. Its the team challenges that affect her that require more human levels of dexterity and possibly opposable thumbs. I imagine most of the teammates would like to have her as a teammate in terms of finding food and shelter. she can very well hunt for her own food and fish for her teammates too! she is good at tracking and any challenge that involves finding things, Elly would be sure to excel in. Elly is also no stranger to sleeping outdoors and is a huge cuddle bug. If any teammates need warmth then she would be right there all night long. Elly is quite the swift sprinter and can carry things in her teeth, and as long as she is not climbing ladders she could do climbing tasks with relative ease. things like tug of war, tying or untying knots, or anything with lots of manual dexterity she would not be able to handle, but overall I think she would be the best candidate for a survivor challenge and most would want on her team.
The changes that happen from the minors to the majors is pretty huge. I think if Cadmael is going to be somewhat competitive in his first upcoming SHL season, he's going to need to prepare his body for the physicality that comes with the SHL. It's not the SMJHL wasn't physical enough or that it's 'softer' there, but the experience and power that some of these major league players have, are going to feel completely different to what Cadmael has been used to for the past 4 seasons in Colorado. On top of that, judging by all the expert predictions, Cadmael is going to be working absolute overtime for the Pats as they have 12-1 odds to win it all. There is also a strengthening of the mental health that needs to happen as well. It can be real easy to think that your effort doesn't matter as much as everyone elses, so strengthening up to fight the bad thoughts will certainly help.
If there were a survivor themed training, I don’t know just how well Axel Kirby would perform. I think when it comes to the physical aspect of things he’s not too bad, but he excels much more in the knowledge/logic type of challenges and puzzles. Usually there are some, but they are not the main focus of these events. Everyone wants the physical challenges to show who’s stronger.
I think if it came down to it and I got to choose a teammate to partner up with I think I’m choosing Zerg. Zerg is the type of guy that isn’t scared of much, he’s quick on his feet and he’s very strong which would make him the ultimate teammate in a situation like this. I think he would definitely compensate for Kirby’s lack of physical prowess, especially since he’s getting older and not as strong as he once was. If we won challenges, I would hope Kirby got sent back, but who knows what others may have in mind.
Mental toughness is what differentiates a good goalie to a great one. You can have the best technique in the world but if as soon as you allow a goal it affects you it will all go away really fast. If you're on an elite team, you won't see a lot of action but you have to stay focus or too many nights you will allow 3+ goals on 20 shots. If you're on a rebuilding squad, it's not easy losing night after night but the save percentage will look great facing 40 shots a game. If you're on a middle of the pack team you just know you can't make a difference on your own. Mental side of the game and stamina are two important attributes that Henri Losanov try to work on. He talks regularly to a sport psychiatrist that helps him with his stress and anxiety of performing well. Stamina is a lot easier to work on, up on the treadmill and just go for an hour.
Dag-Otto's offseason and preseason training is all about the physical side of things. While he strongly believes that being mentally tough is also extremely important, he's already in a pretty good place and headspace when it comes to competing on the ice. Dag-Otto has been tall and skinny through most of his life. But as he got closer to the highest level of professional hockey he realized, and was told repeatedly, that he needed to bulk up. He needed to add weight to be able to better stand his ground against other players. And he needed to add strength to be able to push others around during puck battles, and such. So for the last couple of years, while there are no important hockey games to play before the actual season, Dag-Otto spends all his days swimming in protein powder and lifting anything the arena gym has available for him.
First off. Chungledown Bim was made for this challenge.
The rest of the team had to "get ready" can you believe that shit? Bim was born ready. While those nerds were gearing up and counting their MRE's, sleeping bags and inflatable pillows - Bim threw on the eye black, stripped down to a loin cloth and became one with the forest. It was time or hunt or me hunted. Bim took off into the woods and waited until dark, he stalked the rest of the team, he zeroed in on them - Who was the leader? Who was the biggest, baddest guy in the bunch? Who could he pick off like flies?
Bim set to making weapons. A blow gun made from reeds, a polearm made of a stick with a slate tip. This camping trip would be one to remember.
Chungledown decided to play in wait in a swamp, covered with moss and peat where... Where he fell asleep. He nearly died of hypothermia before the rest of the team found him shivering in his sleep. Other than the blood infection and PTSD it was great trip.
Season 80 is on the horizon, rapidly approaching, and all the off season training players did will begin to be tested. Hockey is a game of immense skill and constantly working to fine tune your skills is of the utmost importance to be successful in whatever level of hockey you are playing in. However if you truly want to be elite you must focus on training you body just as much if not more than the sport specific skills. This off season Zeus Storm took the approach of working on his lower body strength so it can better match his upper body strength. In the past couple of seasons, Zeus has felt his legs fatigue quicker than the rest of his body as the season progressed. So, with the call up to the pros coming soon, Zeus spent a lot of time strength training his lower body as well as doing long form cardio to improve his stamina. He did not lift to gain muscle but he lifted to strengthen his existing muscle so it can take more punishment with lesser negative results during the season. We will see how that training works out for him as he gets set to begin his final season in the SMJHL.
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Willow is not someone who is looking to dance around and do weird stuff to entertain people, so in this specific scenario she would actively sabotage herself and try and get eliminated from the contest as soon as possible. No need to make yourself into a fool for people to watch on national TV if there is no reward for winning. That being said, if Willow was to participate in the survivor style games – Willow and Elena would be a dynamic duo that could run the table assuming they were able to make alliances. Both Willow and Elena have insane work ethics and quickly figure out whatever the most optimal strategies are to win a game – but at the risk of upsetting the other competitors. From my limited knowledge of Survivor the “lone wolf” styled characters tend to get eliminated quickly especially if they’re talented, so Willow and Elena would have to attempt to make alliances to not get dropped first opportunity.
Both physical and mental strength are extremely important when playing a sport at the highest level. As a goaltender, Denebor Milasch, relies more on mental strength over physical strength. While having the strength to defend his crease and fight off slappers is a big part of his game, goaltending is mostly a mental game. Its why the old adage that goalies are weird is so true. Half of goaltending is mental, and then other half is positioning. If you are not mentally prepared to stand in front of shots then you will get scared, if you are not mentally prepared to give up a big time goal then you will crumble. Being able to shrug off a bad mistake or getting sniped is the difference between stemming the bleeding and letting an avalanche of goals in. Sometimes you will have your mentality broken and the ability to react correctly to being pulled or a string of bad games will be a major defining factor in a goaltender's career. It will sepereate the good from the great and will be difference between playing a whole career and washing out.
Mel Guolla uses both mental and physical training in the offseason to give himself the edge against his competition. Due to him playing the important role of center, he realizes that mental and physical strength are equally important. Because of the defensive responsibilities of a center, his awareness needs to be constant, he can never let himself have a mental lapse, or it could cause a situation where the puck ends up in the back of his neck. Physical strength is just as important, with his playstyle, being infront of and behind the net, he needs to make sure is core strength is strong, not only to give himself an advantage when fighting for body position, but also when it comes to winning face offs. Face offs are incredibly important. It allows your team to start with possession of the puck, rather than needing to get on the defensive to try and win it back. Another big physical bonus Mel worked on over the off season with lung capacity. Because he's going to be the top line center for his team, his stamina needs to be top notch
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