Weak Ankles are Ruining Hockey Players 😱

Speed ladders often get overlooked. But they are a great tool for strengthening ankles and improving coordination (amongst many other benefits for hockey players).
Players of all ages can use them. But particularly young kids seem to love using ladders, as training tools are just more exciting and engaging.
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[@thehomez]

Anyone notice McDavid didn't have his skates laced up all the way. That's ankle power right there!

[@flashattack7063]

You sold me. Just got one on Amazon, ankle stiffness lets goooo

[@dmag85]

Anddd? Results after 9 months?

[@flashattack7063]

@@dmag85I was D level when I commented that and now I’m about to play B level in fall. So

[@jt-moneyHockey]

thanks that's great training information

[@laronda10]

speed ladders train fast twitch muscle better than just about anything. especially when doing them with complexity

[@BWT599]

Yah want loose ankles for real downhill skating, hence why McDavid has loose skates and it's recommended to not lace the top eyelet. Ankle stifness should be reworded to ankle mobility + flexibility = range of motion. I switched all my footwear to barefoot shoes/boots and after 6 months my old ankle injuries healed and I'm now really comfortable with loose skates with 20 ft rocker insert in my marsblade i2 Ice skate holder.

[@user-pt1jv8sv6b]

Can you give me a light leg workout before practice everyday

[@zekemadding1566]

my right ankle is so weak i can’t stop on my left side. the outside right edge just won’t dig like i need it to. i know i used to be able to but i also remember injuring my ankle so that might be why.

[@scout0487]

Same here, I couldn’t stop with my right angle (I injured that angle multiple times as a kid). What helped me was doing baby steps toward stopping at full speed. First, holding to boards and getting a feel for the angle to stop. Still working on it but I have gotten a lot better at it. Good luck.

[@jacoblavallee8539]

what shoes are those

[@TheSensation19]

But why ladders and not any other form of sprinting and agility drills? What's better COD drills if not actual COD and not foot in and foot out drills! Why not actually just work on plyos, cone drills?

[@hockeytraining]

It's one piece of the puzzle, we do lots of sprints and plyos too

[@tmuxor]

"Women weaken legs!"

[@-Nobody-1]

I would suggest tieing your skates looser to anyone reading this. Just saying.

[@potato2941]

I feel ankles are too restrictive in the skate boot. I think your better off working on calves and quads.

[@ChrisPowellsClips]

Depends how tight your skates are

[@SeanOBrien-ip3hn]

Your time is better spent doing something more sport-specific than ladders. Just skate more. The only people hockey players with 'weak ankles' I've ever seen are rank novices.

[@massivecumshot]

Physics is your friend - especially on ice.

[@darylwizzard5832]

I tape my left ankle into the correct position. My right ankle is ok