About Coach Pollitt
 

Coach Pollitt works with several hockey players in Canada

Coach Pollitt training junior-A player Matt Korotva

Coach Pollitt working with players from the Banff Hockey Academy

  • Born in Canada with hockey experience as a strength & conditioning coach, hockey coach, athletic trainer
    (at the Midget & Junior level), on-ice official, player, club official, volunteer, and a fan!
     

  • Over 22-years experience as a Strength & Conditioning Coach to elite hockey players at the amateur, junior, college and professional level throughout North America & Europe.

  • Degree in Physical Education from the University of Manitoba.

  • Graduate of the Olympic Academy of Canada.

  • Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach with distinction from the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA).

  • Certified Fitness Consultant from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.

  • Professional Coaching Certifications in Olympic Weightlifting (in Canada & the USA).

  • Level-4 Hockey Coach (USA Hockey), & Level-2 NCCP (Canadian Intermediate Level Hockey Coaching)

  • Award winning Strength & Conditioning Coach.

  • Master Coach in Cross Country Skiing & Intermediate Level Coach in Hockey, and Track & Field.

  • Published Author with over 30 hockey articles published in peer reviewed journals, magazines, on the internet and in newspapers.

  • Published Author, Dryland Training for Hockey & The Sixth Warrior, Goaltender Development Manual.  Two books are in post production (Just Hockey Programs and Hockey Nutrition).

  • Former Assistant Editor of the Performance Training Journal (now a peer reviewer), and peer reviewer for the
    Strength & Conditioning Journal
    .

  • Owner of the PerformanceTraining Centre, in Orange County, California.

  • Internships with the Calgary Olympic Development Association, National Team Development Centre (Canmore, AB),
    and the Manitoba Ski Team.

  • Certified Athletic Trainer (Manitoba Athletic Trainers Association), the Hockey Trainers Development Program (Canadian Hockey Association), and the Speak Out Program (Canadian Hockey Association)

  • Elected to the Board of Directors for the Coaches Association of Manitoba (1993-95).

  • Former Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Duquesne University Ice Dukes.

  • Current Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Banff Hockey Academy.

  • Former Master Blademill Instructor (Certifying Instructor for all Blademill Instructors)

David Pollitt and Angelo Maggio

Coach Pollitt on the ice with pro goalie coach Angelo Maggio

 

 


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