The High Performance Hockey Podcast
Hosted by former player, performance coach, author and speaker Anthony Donskov, the HPH podcast is a bi-monthly show that explores the science, practice and pedagogy of high performers in the sport of ice hockey.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Athlete Profiling with Eric Renaghan
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
Lessons from working in the NHL.
Where Eric thinks the future of technology will evolve in the NHL.
What Eric is currently doing working with the Italian Ice Hockey F…
The High Performance Mindset with Dr. Dana Sinclair
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
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The high performance model from a psychological perspective.
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What “the zone” means, how to get your athletes back in it, and what derails them.
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Coaching mental …
Conscious Coaching for High Performers with Brett Bartholomew
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How to be a better, more effective communicator, leader, and coach.
- The use and value of roleplay & improv for situational awareness.
- How Art Of Coaching courses hel…
RTP: The Role of the Medical Staff in High Performance Hockey with Jon Geller
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The role and goals of the medical performance staff in the NHL.
Return to play decision making within the medical and skill development team.
The evolution of equipme…
Hips and Hockey in High Performance with John Snyder and Matt Kelly
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The hockey player’s hip, specifically adductors and abductors.
Biomechanics of the hockey stride.
Return to play from acute injury to back on ice.
Resources + Links…
Management vs Development in High Performance Hockey with Mike Potenza
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The contrast in development versus management for the in season and off season.
- Communicating and utilizing data and biometrics, including how to approach outliers.
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Performance: A Lifetime Pursuit with Buddy Morris
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
What makes an effective, skilled coach for effective, skilled players.
The importance of learning and evolution for coaches.
Preparation for athletes in elite level s…
Load Monitoring for Ice Hockey with Kevin Neeld
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Internal and external workload monitoring and application for ice hockey.
- The value and cost of distance based measurements.
- How to measure and find the sweet spot f…
Reflection: 21 years of High Performance in the NHL with Pete Friesen
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The keys to sustainability in career and culture.
- What makes a good coach and how to evolve as a practitioner.
- Advice to young strength coaches and performance direc…
The Game: Life, Lessons and Legacy with Matt Nichol
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The responsibilities and lessons during the early days as Toronto Maple Leaf strength & conditioning coach.
- Global training systems in the high performance world.
- Wh…
Impact, Communication, and Culture in High Performance Hockey with Dan Noble
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
Differences between training prep school athletes versus professional athletes.
How to create an environment for your players to find their unique value.
Measurements…
Coaching Abroad, the NHL Combine, and External Workload in High Performance Hockey with Steve Nightingale
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How to adapt to coaching overseas in a foreign environment.
- Strength and conditioning research in combines and fitness tests for ice hockey.
- What external workloads …
Karl Popper, Defining Speed and the Altis Experience with Stu McMillan
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The influence of philosopher-scientist, Karl Popper, on critical thinking and coaching.
- Speed training and skating ability for team sports for on and off the ice.
- Th…
Coaches Corner: Behind the Bench with Pete DeBoer
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The transition and shift in game perspective going from player to coach.
- Coaching millennials and building team culture.
- Establishing communication between coaches, …
Thinking like a Scientist, Mentorship, and Return to Play with Dr. Matt Jordan
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Application of methods from a coaching and lab research perspective.
- Developing critical thinking skills and thinking like a scientist.
- What statistical tools a prac…
The Need for Speed with Vicki Bendus
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- All things speed in the world of high performance sports.
- How to increase speed and improve the quality of speed in your athletes.
- On and off ice speed training deve…
Measurement and Tech in High Performance Ice Hockey with Ryan Smyth
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Technology & tests a sports technologist recommends for measuring high performance hockey on and off the ice.
- The most important pieces to have, for budgets high to …
One Day Better: Meghan Hunter
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- What it was like growing up in a prominent hockey family, the Hunters.
- The lessons & intangibles from past mentors, family members, and previous experiences.
- How the…
The Game: Life, Lessons, and Legacy with Dave King
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How the game has changed since the 70s to today.
- How to cultivate higher performance through environment and culture as a coach.
- The culture of coaching in Europe ve…
Performance Considerations for Goaltenders with Maria Mountain
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The position of the goaltender and its unique characteristics in relation to other positions.
Training and preparation techniques for goaltenders.
The demands and inj…