Complete Conditioning for Hockey Online CE Exam

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• Continuing education exam
• NOTE: The text Complete Conditioning for Hockey is required for successful completion of this exam but is not included in this version. Purchase this version only if you already own the text or ebook.

Consisting of 75 multiple-choice and true-false questions, this continuing education exam is designed to be taken after reading Complete Conditioning for Hockey. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book, so you can implement a year-round conditioning plan for ice hockey athletes.

Learning Objectives
After reading the book and successfully completing the 75-question exam, you will be able to do the following:

• Explain the physical demands of the sport for all players.
• Use specific assessment techniques to assess player readiness.
• Select appropriate workouts for developing energy systems.
• Determine loading strategies for fundamental movements.
• Implement power training specific to hockey players.
• Plan speed and agility workouts.
• Describe change of direction and reactivity.
• Select appropriate recovery methods.
• Discuss technologies commonly used for monitoring athletes.
• Prepare an effective yearly program.
• Plan a quality postseason training cycle to provide adequate recovery after the season.
• Organize an effective preseason plan to prepare for the demands of hockey.
• Execute an in-season program to keep athletes playing at a high level.

Audience

Personal trainers, strength and conditioning professionals, athletic trainers, and other certified fitness professionals who work with hockey players.

Chapter 1. Physical Demands of Ice Hockey
Chapter 2. Assessing and Monitoring Hockey Fitness and Movement
Chapter 3. Optimizing Movement Capacity
Chapter 4. Energy Systems Development
Chapter 5. Systemic Strengthening
Chapter 6. Training for Functional Power
Chapter 7. Training for Acceleration and Speed
Chapter 8. Change of Direction and Reactivity
Chapter 9. Recovery and Reducing Injury Risk
Chapter 10. Technological Advances
Chapter 11. Yearly Training Plan and Program Development
Chapter 12. Postseason Training
Chapter 13. Off-Season Training
Chapter 14. Preseason Training
Chapter 15. In-Season Training

Ryan van Asten is the director of sports performance for the Calgary Flames and has been the head strength and conditioning coach for the organization for the past seven years.

Prior to joining the Flames, van Asten spent three seasons as the head strength and conditioning coach of the Los Angeles Kings, winning Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014. He was also the head strength and conditioning coach and coordinator for Hockey Canada and the Canadian Sport Centre–Calgary, where he was part of the 2010 Olympic gold medal–winning women's hockey team. In addition, van Asten was fortunate to be a part of three world championship teams and 10 World Cup winners in hockey and luge.

At the University of Calgary van Asten earned a master of science degree in exercise physiology. He also holds a bachelor of science degree in life sciences and a bachelor of physical and health education degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He holds the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).