On Season Workouts / Nomads Program

Saturday – On-Ice Speed Session

Increase skating speed, stride efficiency, and agility through targeted on-ice drills. This session focuses on cornering, backward speed, and agility cuts to maximize game performance.

Sections

2

Exercises

30

Tracked sets

10

WarmupOn-Ice Practice: Cornering, Backward Speed & Cuts (15–20 min)

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01 / Warmup

Warmup

10 exercises
01

Heat

5 min brisk walk or easy jog reps
05

curl-up

1 sets8/side reps
06

side-plank

1 sets20–30s/side reps
07

bird-dog

1 sets6/side reps
08

Lateral bounds (Heidens): (stick landings)

4 sets3/side reps
Exercise demo
10

Potentiation: pogo hops , 2Γ—10 m build-ups

2 sets8 reps
Exercise demo

02 / Section

On-Ice Practice: Cornering, Backward Speed & Cuts (15–20 min)

20 exercises
01

Setup

Use the circle at each end; place 1 cone on each hash. reps
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02

Do

Enter wide, cutback around hash cone, accelerate out; alternate ends. reps
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03

Reps

4 total (2 per side). reps
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04

Cues

Outside hand pressure, inside shoulder low; re-accelerate with two quick cross-unders. reps
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05

Setup

Start at the goal line, loop around the circle. reps
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06

Do

5–6 fast crossovers to build, then hold speed through the arc. reps
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07

Reps

3 each way (L/R). reps
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08

Cues

Short, stacked crossovers; eyes up; don’t let hips rise mid-corner. reps
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09

Setup

Blue line to blue line. reps
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10

Do

Backward C-cuts into cross-unders, hold posture; finish with a controlled stop. reps
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11

Reps

3 passes. reps
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12

Cues

Hips behind heels (not folded at waist); under-leg snaps and returns quick. reps
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13

Setup

5 cones, 5–6 m apart in a line. reps
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14

Do: Fwd to cone β†’ pivot to bwd β†’ skate to ne cone β†’ pivot to fwd, repeat.

t reps
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15

Reps

2 down & back (one set starting on each forehand side). reps
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16

Cues

Look first, shoulders second, feet last; crisp edgesβ€”no hop pivots. reps
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17

Setup

6 cones, 3–4 m apart in zig-zag near the blue. reps
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18

Do

Slalom with shoulder/head fakes; add a quick stop-start after cone 3. reps
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19

Reps

4 passes. reps
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20

Cues

Separate upper/lower body (fake with torso, keep skates carving); re-accelerate out. reps
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