Details
It's the little things that make the difference as players climb the ladder in their development. RINK's team of professionals focus on the details that allow athletes to succeed within the team systems. RINK provides the framework and progressions that allow team members to understand the details of their game, and lead to overall team success.
Habits
RINK's team of professionals focuses on instilling habits in athletes that will lead them to the next level. Individual skill development happens with a focus on small, incremental, and focused practice daily. Through individual skill plans provided for pre and post practice, RINK instill the habits for players to take the lead on their individual development as they move forward in their career.
Progressions
As team members careers progress and advance, the individual skill demands vary as they progress both from a team standpoint and individually. RINK takes on a progressive approach from a team standpoint working with team coaches to develop seasonal skill plans based on the systematic framework and character of their team.
Wellness Monitoring
By utilizing Kinduct, their athlete management software, the team gains access to internal load data from athletes, including metrics such as mood, energy, sleep duration, sleep quality, and level of exertion for both off-ice and on-ice training sessions. This questionnaire is delivered through an automated text message system. The primary aim of gathering this data is to enhance the understanding of how external loading, such as training, school, and life stress, impacts each individual athlete. Subsequently, once the data is collected, it undergoes analysis and organization into reports. These reports enable the coaching staff, skill coaches, and performance coaches to make necessary adjustments to programming, ensuring effective management of stress and facilitating individual improvement.
Performance Monitoring
In this area, there are various pieces of technology and high-quality equipment that are distinctive to the program. The integration of TechnoGym and Keiser training & testing equipment, alongside the athlete management software, Kinduct, positions the program favorably to enhance key performance indicators (KPIs) relevant to success in hockey. Instead of conducting tests at set intervals, the program adopts a continuous system of KPI collection. This approach allows performance coaches to assess improvements, adjust training variables, and modify program emphasis based on measurement results.
Athletic Profiling
Intake and assessment constitute significant aspects of the Testify process. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each individual athlete serves as a pivotal initial step in constructing an integrated hockey training plan. Their profiling system, which includes numerous on-ice and off-ice performance tests, is statistically weighted. The results from these assessments are compared against a sizable database of performance test results to determine the individual's ranking relative to their peers in attributes such as speed, change of direction, power, strength, and fitness. Subsequently, this profile undergoes analysis and discussion with all stakeholders involved in the player’s development—tactical coaches, skill coaches, and performance coaches—to formulate an integrated training plan tailored to the athlete's requirements.
Recovery
Testify Performance is fortunate to have a multi-disciplinary staff that possesses a wide-range of expertise and education backgrounds. Practitioners such as Chiropractors, Athletic Therapists, Physiotherapists, Naturopathic Doctor, Performance Coaches and Yoga instructors provide a wealth of information and skills that will help athletes perform at their highest level. Weekly recovery sessions include yoga, breathing & meditation workshops, active recovery work and durability work. All sessions take into account the unique postural and movement demands of the sport of hockey along with the uniqueness of student-athlete schedules and situations.