Week 2 · Session A · Landing Mechanics & Vertical Power

The session that earns you the rest of the block. Week 1 is landings and ankle stiffness only; jumps arrive in week 2 and depth jumps in week 3. Athletes get hurt in the landing, never in the jump.

This week

Week 2 of 4 — produce. Concentric jumps for height and distance, roughly 100 contacts. Full recovery between reps — this is power work, not conditioning.

  1. 01Warm-Up
  2. 02Landing Skill
  3. 03Ankle Stiffness
  4. 04Vertical Power
  5. 05Strength Support
  6. 06Cool-Down
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00
Warm-up · 6 exercises
0/ 6 done
A
Straight sets · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Drop Landing

3 × 5 reps · rest 1 min
0/3

Step off — never jump off. Land, freeze, hold three seconds. Knees out, chest up.

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A2

Box Jump — Single-Leg Landing

3 × 4/side · rest 1:15
0/3

Two feet up, one foot down. Keep the box low — this is a landing drill.

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B
Superset · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Pogo Hop

3 × 15 reps · rest 45s
0/3

Ankles do the work, knees stay quiet. Minimum time on the floor.

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A2

Single-Leg Pogo Hop

3 × 8/side · rest 1 min
0/3

One leg, same stiffness. Stop the set the moment the rhythm breaks.

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C
Straight sets · 2 exercises
8 sets
C1

Vertical Jump

4 × 3 reps · rest 2 min
0/4

Countermovement, arms swinging, maximum height every rep.

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C2

Seated Box Jump

4 × 3 reps · rest 2 min
0/4

Dead stop on the bench, no rocking. Pure concentric — this is where slow athletes are exposed.

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D
Superset · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat

3 × 8/side · rest 1:30
0/3

Plyometrics need something underneath them. Moderate load, clean reps.

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A2

Pallof Press

3 × 25 s/side · rest 45s
0/3

Trunk stiffness is what transmits a jump into the ice.

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CD
Cool-down · 3 exercises
0/ 3 done
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