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***Whitecap*** · 7 hours ago

Emeric Gagner is about to make the jump to the big leagues, and as such is still eager to show his coaches how committed he is to improving his game. His physical training includes doing all the manual labour tasks for the team, like moving equipment and cleaning the locker room. Sometimes he thinks they're just getting free labour out of him, but then he convinces himself that it's for the greater good of the team so it's all fine.
For the mental training, he forces himself to sit in an empty, white room with nothing in it for an entire day. He figures, if he can handle that, then he should be able to handle anything on the ice. Some might call these methods a little unorthodox, but Gagner is willing to do whatever it takes to impress his coaches. Even if they can never remember his name. Or who he is. Or that he's even on the team...

PandaMan · 7 hours ago

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Phyiscal training in the off season is quite vital for every team, since if you showup to training camp out of shape, you will not play. Simple as that. You also never want to be that 1 guy who just let himself get out of shape while all of your teammates put in the work. Some of the team stays in St. Louis during the off season so they are able to train with the team staff and facilities. Meanwhile some other players go back home (where they grew up) and either video calls the teams coaches in order for them to help online, or they hire a personal trainer that has helped other players to maintain and improve their physique. Some players take a more specific workout routine, like their core for example. However in my case, I like to take a more balanced approach so I'm not lacking in any department. Along with that, I don't think there is a way to train mental strength, its simply just the more you experience it, the more strong you are.

***Takk806*** · 7 hours ago

Quote:Graphic Option 2: Create an image that shows your player in middle of strength training.

***MikeLiut*** · 6 hours ago

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When your body is falling apart – thanks regression – I think you need a balanced approach on how you plan your preseason (and how to regress your attributes). I also think it is important to work on your mental strength, learn from past mistakes, visualization, reduce stress. Post-season is also a time for recovery, heal old wounds, sleep better, and work on eating better. The challenge is to recover, because seasons become harder and harder, but to keep training. Hockey players tend to lose about 5 pounds during the season, so you need to gain that muscle mass and strength during the off-season. That’s what Valieva worked on during the off-season, but it is clear that her best years are behind her. She needs to focus on her lower body, stay strong, but also work on her core strength to be strong on the ice. She also needs to include a lower-impact workout to help her recover.

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**brickwall35** · 6 hours ago

Physical and mental strength are the two biggest x-factors when it comes to comparing players at the SHL level. Players are so highly skilled, that it often comes down to who has more in the tank and who has the mental fortitude to push through their own body telling them to give it up. On the physical side, Journey spends a lot of time working on flexibility and recovery based exercises. Having already achieved the necessary physical physique one would expect from a professional athlete, it's more important to focus on staying healthy and recovering from minor wear and tear than it is to try and get that small extra bit of strength. Man also practices yoga to help tie the physical exercise to the mental side. Meditation both during and after physical exercise helps train Journey's brain and also helps him get into the mindset of pushing through those initial stop signs that the brain puts up when it gets tired.

jason97 · 6 hours ago

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Normand Marineau's physical and mental strength were some areas of his game that were lacking in his first two seasons in the juniors. With Marineau now stepping into a large role for the Raptors for the next two seasons, he spent this off-season working hard on the mental part of the game. He has had many sessions with the coaching staff and psychologists so that he can be as sharp as possible going into the season. In terms of training, Marineau has emphasized working on his lower-body strength, so that he can be even stronger on face-offs and in the defensive zone. When it comes to training muscles, it's pretty easy to see the progressions. But when it comes to training the mental side of the game, it's hard to teach. It's something that you either have it, or you don't. It's important because when you're on the ice if you have better mental strength than your opponent, you are already starting with an advantage.

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***boom*** · 6 hours ago

Ana Söderström's offseason strength training is a pretty typical regimen for a goaltender, being balanced but focusing heavily on lower-body movement. Since her style relies so much on effective movement within her crease, strong lower-body strength is necessary to ensure that she can consistently make the push-offs required to be in the right place to stop each shot. Upper-body strength isn't quite as important for Ana's playstyle because she isn't the type of goalie to go for long breakout passes to her skaters, but it's still helpful to have the strength to make timely poke-checks and clear some space for her movement in front of the net. Conditioning and stamina is the other really important skill necessary for goaltending, especially with how much movement Ana will make during an average game, and it's vital to be able to maintain the same quality of play deep into a game to clutch out close games and help the Calgary Dragons win. With these pre-season training focuses, Ana can be ready to go for the start of the season and help her team get off to a fast start to the season.

Jumbobone19 · 6 hours ago

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Strength is a very important part to the hockey season. I would say that mental is probably overall more important. If you can't have the mental fortitude to push through the ups and downs throughout a season, you won't have a good season. You have to have your head on straight and stay focused. I am not sure how you train that but honestly i think its more just about your outlook and attitude. Physically you train to keep your strength up so on the ice you are able to stay at the highest level of hockey. I think you have to be physically strong kind of full body. You have to start with strong legs so you don't get fatigued. The same goes for a strong back. Core strength is another one. I think you train that for keeping your balance and your bursts of speed. It also helps with checking both on the giving and receiving ends. You gotta train both to stay at the top level
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Tripl3tsGamer · 6 hours ago

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This competition will help a lot to make a good and better chemistry. In fact, even if Survivor is one last player standing, the first days is a team competition because they need to work together to survive the longest. My player will do great, but now the best since he will struggle more in the physical endurance tasks. In fact, Volta is the fastest, but not the strongest and endurant combined. So, he might struggle to these tasks, but since he knows about Survivor and the wild, he knows how to play like a shadow in the competition. He will team up with the other players to survive the longest time and to get a better chemistry with everyone else on the team, even if the best machines are in the city. Even if he will be out during the competition, Volta will still achieve his goal: to make good friends in the competition to get a better chemistry with the team during the regular season.

***trashae*** · 6 hours ago

An important consideration here is that training camp is in the summer and North America includes places like the Everglades in Florida. Fingers crossed that coach isn’t sending an actual hippopotamus to the northern provinces even in the summer because that’s how The Murray doesn’t make it home. Otherwise if we’re a little more southern then shit I’m out here ready to thrive in any and all water and strength events. On ice strength ratings be damned no one is gonna overpower a hippo or out swim an aquatic mammal. The other side to this coin though is my severe limitations for events involving agility or climbing so team success is going to require team work which I’m 99% certain is why coach wants us to run around in the woods in the first place. Give me a younger guy like Point on my team to deal participate in events im ill equipped to handle and we’ll be an unstoppable wagon in the woods.

***JaytheGreat*** · 6 hours ago

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Well, if I'm stuck in this situation against my will I might as well win the damn thing. I don't really care who is on my team, I will carry whoever to victory. I think I would excel in challenges that require mental strength, I'm not the biggest vet on the team but I have been to 2 Cup Finals, and I've been fairly consistent in my career. Nothing gets to me whether it's shutting down the opponent's star player or doing some weird challenge, no matter what my head is in the game. I know I said I didn't care who is on my team but if I had to pick, I think I would take on the other vets. As much as I want to win every challenge I definitely wouldn't mind going home to my bed and my house instead of being stuck out in the middle of nowhere.

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***hockeyiscool*** · 6 hours ago

Well Shawn Pawn already has a head start on a lot of the other players in the simulation hockey league. Learning from superstars before him. Just doing off-season trainings and outworking the rest of the league is a big head start compared to a vast majority of the league. Shawn Pawn was inspired by the in season results and lore of the off-season workouts of the National Football League Legend Jerry Rice. Jerry was known for having other National Football League players come out to visit and to work out with him and those players always spoke on how insane the off-season workouts for Jerry was incorporating a lot of incline when running up a mountain. Shawn also incorperated how Bo Jackson would always every day do thousands of push-ups and thousands of crunches each day while doing other leisure activities. So just being consistent in your personal growth even in the off-season has been where Shawn Pawn started. Shawn Pawn has always worked out consistently on a piece of exercise equipment called a Bosu ball even while just watching television Shawn Pawn can get caught doing squats while watching movies or shows. It has contributed to Shawn Pawn having top of the league balance as he has been able to keep himself from being knocked down or off the puck consistently.

***Ara*** · 6 hours ago

I would say that mental and physical training are both very important for Roisin in her offseason, with each likely being focused on heavily. On the physical side of things, I think Roisin would spend at least a few hours per day during the offseason doing weights, running, and probably other exercises. This would help her build muscle and keep her body in shape for the season, while also serving as good practice for her games. On the mental side of things, I’m not entirely sure what Roisin would do to prepare herself for the upcoming season. Though if I had to guess she would more than likely do a mix of puzzles, counseling, and so on to prepare herself. I think that would generally be it for her as she might see that as enough in preparing for the season. Other than that, she may do some light sparring or practices with her teammates.

***Revontulete*** · 6 hours ago

Written Option 2: Due to her size, Gwendolyn has gotten through her games with speed and stamina. She has to be able to dodge and slip past everyone and have the reflexes to react in a way that other players may be unable to succeed with. With that said, mental strength goes a far way. When you have someone two feet taller than you trying to beat you in a faceoff or push you against the boards, you have to hold your cool and abuse their size against them. Training that skill is more about trying to keep your wits about you in high stress situations. If you play competitive games, you learn pretty quick to shake off the nerve that can cause you to make a poor move. In the end, it's the amount of times Gwendolyn has run into these situations that's allowed her to steel her mind and train her lower body for speed so that she's difficult to ever catch.

Serpe x 13 · 6 hours ago

Training in the off season is the most important part of a player’s progression because it allows for them to work more on strength and stamina training, as during the season they must focus on performing and playing in many games. My player focuses on lower body strength, especially for this sport of hockey, where quick movements, agility, and explosive power are vital. Goalkeepers, for example, need strong legs for jumping, diving, and maintaining balance when moving across the goal. Squats, lunges, and plyometric exercises (like box jumps) are typically incorporated to build leg power and stability. In addition to lower body strength training, my player will also engage in a few different mental toughness trainings such as resilience (focus) and mindfulness activities. Which could be mentally rehearse scenarios they might encounter on the ice. For wingers, this could mean visualizing a wide open game winning goal that needs to be scored.

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