Load management, in-season training, and recovery in ice hockey with Matt Price (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at LA Kings)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at LA Kings, Matt Price. I am delighted to bring Matt on the podcast today as he's another one that has been on my list for a long time. Matt recently hooked me up with some Kings tickets when I was in LA which was extremely kind of him. We didn't get a chance to chat before or after the game but thankfully we were able to make this episode happen and have a good conversation about what is going on at the LA Kings. 'Load management' as a topic is still red hot so we chatted about this and what that term means to Matt and how he manages workload on and off the ice.

If you enjoyed this episode with Matt Price, you may enjoy these episodes with Eric Reneghan, Matt Nichol, Mike Potenza and Devan McConnell who also work in ice hockey.

Hope you enjoy this episode with Matt Price.

In this episode we discussed...

• Who is Matt Price (background, education and experience)
• 'Load management'
  • What that means to you
  • Application of it at the Kings
  • What matters to coaches vs what matters to us
  • Internal and external load
• Recovery
  • Individualisation
  • Sleep
• In-season vs off-season strength & conditioning
  • Testing
  • Game day lifting
  • Influence of the stiffness of skates
  • Speed work - transference to on-ice performance
    • Varying emphasis
  • Common injuries
    • Preventative work

Matt can be found on Twitter @MPriceStrength

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Enjoy

PP