Articles by David Pollitt

Sled Dragging for Hockey Training (this link is a PDF file)

This article was the first article ever published by Coach Pollitt
(in the Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2003, Vol.25, No.3, pp 7-16).

To develop this method of training Coach Pollitt had a prototype sled manufactured to certain specifications for hockey specific training and David spent more than 600 hours testing this product with hundreds of junior hockey players in Canada.  In bringing this training device to light Coach Pollitt was the first person to develop the protocols and training methodologies for the dragging sled for improving hockey specific abilities.

Using the Pavesled to Develop the Hockey Musculature (this link is a PDF file)

Published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2004, Vol.26, No.4, pp 66-69.

The article explores a new dryland training device to help train the skating-specific musculature in ice hockey.
Hockey coaches who wish to add more sport-specific training with a cost effective product may find this article useful.

Searching for Symmetry

Published in Training & Conditioning Magazine, 14.5, July/August 2004

Athletes at all levels are prone to developing muscle imbalances. Make sure your strength training program is addressing this problem, rather than contributing to it.

Yearly Weight Training Program for a Hockey Academy

Published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2004, Vol.26, No.5, pp 44-51.

This article describes the types of training programs and yearly plan used at the Banff Hockey Academy. The aim is to provide useful information about a successful junior or prep school type of hockey program that may benefit other coaches in this training genre.

Not Pretty

Published in Training & Conditioning Magazine 15.2, March 2005

What do you do with athletes who aren’t naturally agile? Here are some tips on how to turn even your clumsiest players into graceful, quick competitors.

Developing Grit

April 2006
By developing grit or the ability to compete you will go a long way to improving your hockey skills

Persistence is the Key

April 2006
A great story about the persistence of one athlete that took him to Olympic glory!

Class Acts

January 2007
Stop the drama and taunting...learn to be a class act from the greatest athletes.

Archaic Warm-ups

April 2007
Coach Pollitt voices his concern over the current hockey warm-up.

Build Your Own Recovery Tool

April 2007
David walks you through the process of making your own recovery tool.

Offseason Hockey Training

Originally published in Hockey & Skating Magazine, April 2008

Find out how to train in the offseason.

What It Takes

Originally published in Hockey & Skating Magazine, June 2008

A checklist of how to train in the summer.

Hockey Sled Dragging

Originally published in Hockey & Skating Magazine, August 2008

The methodology behind sled dragging.