Enjoy Yoga for Hockey Players. Classes and sequences targeting on important areas of the body when playing and goalkeeping in ice hockey. In collaboration with Örebro Hockey.

Yoga for Hockey Players

How can athletes in general and hockey players in specific benefit from practicing yoga? Maria Rizell Hegg (yoga teacher) who teaches yoga to Örebro Hockey's players tells us all about the many benefits.

What is Hockey Yoga? Maria gives us the whole story.

About Yoga for Hockey Players

Yoga

Maria Rizell Hegg

They are our foundation but often overlooked. This routine can work wonders for your foundation and you might be surprised by how much it affects the rest of the body. This routine is working on both releasing and strengthening as well as connecting movement in this area to the rest of the body to enhance the movement of the whole.
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by any athlete in need of releasing tension and activating the feet and ankles.

Let this routine work wonders for your foundation – yoga for hockey players, and other athletes.

Feet & Ankle Routine – part 1

Fötter/Vader

Rörlighet

The work here is to create stability and strength in a greater range of movement, strengthening the body in "ytterlägen" full extension. Hence we will work on releasing tension patterns to make the body move better as a unit and strengthen the body as a whole not separating different parts. This can increase both agility and balance and works as great injury prevention.

Seek to lengthen and strengthen important areas for a hockey player.

Hockey Yoga 101 – part 1

Helkropp

Quick and easy work to increase circulation and mobility around the hips.
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by any athlete in need of working on mobility in the hip area.

Oil up the engine for skating and transitioning in the goal crease.

Hip Mobility Routine – hockey yoga

Höfter

Höftöppnare

This was originally designed to enable goalies to extend further in the sprawl in a strong and solid way and for quicker recovery from the position. For skaters, it can benefit both agility and mobility on the ice.


A quick and fun routine connecting the spine through the hips to the legs.

Sprawl Sequence – hockey yoga

Ryggrad

A quick routine to get the hips ready for the ice. With deep work for the muscles around the pelvic area and the legs, this sequence was originally designed to help goalies with the butterfly position but benefits all hips on the ice.
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by other athletes in need of releasing tension in the hips.

A quick routine to get the hips ready for the ice.

Butterfly Sequence – hockey yoga

Uppvärmning

This practice explores different ways of training that core without becoming rigid and so that the core really supports the mobility in your hips and legs without creating more tension. When I met Mitch Korn, " The goalie whisperer" and Washington Capitals goalie coach, he said that for a goalie the core needs to be rock-solid strong and legs and hips like jello.


Strengthen and build a core that supports the mobility in your hips and legs without creating more tension.

Goalie Core – hockey yoga

Mage

Bål

Bäckenbotten

Styrka

Core

Here we'll move to elongate and lengthen with a good connection and also while load bearing - accentuated eccentric training, to activate the hips and surrounding medial and lateral tissues. 

Hockey Yoga: Elongate and lengthen through the body.

Lengthen & Load bear

The work here is to create stability and strength in a greater range of movement, strengthening the body in full extension. Hence we will work on releasing tension patterns to make the body move better as a unit and strengthen the body as a whole not separating different parts. This can increase both agility and balance and works as great injury prevention.
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by other athletes in need of releasing tension and strengthening.

Lengthen and strengthen the most important areas.

Hockey Yoga 101 – part 2

They are our foundation but often overlooked. This routine can work wonders for your foundation and you might be surprised by how much it affects the rest of the body.
This routine is working on both releasing and strengthening as well as connecting movement in this area to the rest of the body to enhance the movement of the whole.
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by any athlete in need of releasing tension and activating the feet and ankles.

Feet & Ankle Routine – part 2

Quick sequence looking to release specifically the upper back, hips and front of thighs.
Using the whole body to get a greater connection as we work to create more space in these areas. 
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by any athletes in need of releasing tension.

Quick and wonderful sequence to release tension in the body in the upper back, hips and thighs.

Back, Hips & Thighs – hockey yoga

Stretch

In opposition to intense stretching, putting slack on muscles, stimulating circulation and lubrication of joints with gentle movements is many times more efficient to release tension.
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by any athlete in need of releasing tension in the back and hips.

Simple movements to release tension with help of the breath – – yoga for hockey players, and other athletes.

Quick Release Hip & Back – part 1

Rygg

Återhämtning

Simple movements to release tension with help of the breath – yoga for hockey players, and other athletes.

Quick Release Hip & Back – part 2

Release and relax, calm the nervous system and deepen the breath to get better oxygenating and quicken up the recovery from fatigued muscles and mind.
 
 
This sequence is developed for hockey players but can be practiced by any athlete in need of relaxation and restoration.

Restore, relax and oxygenate for a quicker recovery.

About Yoga for Hockey Players

About Yoga for Hockey Players

About Yoga for Hockey Players

Feet & Ankle Routine – part 1

Hockey Yoga 101 – part 1

Hip Mobility Routine – hockey yoga

Sprawl Sequence – hockey yoga

Butterfly Sequence – hockey yoga

Goalie Core – hockey yoga

Lengthen & Load bear

Hockey Yoga 101 – part 2

Feet & Ankle Routine – part 2

Back, Hips & Thighs – hockey yoga

Quick Release Hip & Back – part 1

Quick Release Hip & Back – part 2

Relax & Restore – hockey yoga

About Yoga for Hockey Players

Feet & Ankle Routine – part 1

Hockey Yoga 101 – part 1

Hip Mobility Routine – hockey yoga

Sprawl Sequence – hockey yoga

Butterfly Sequence – hockey yoga

Goalie Core – hockey yoga

Lengthen & Load bear

Hockey Yoga 101 – part 2

Feet & Ankle Routine – part 2

Back, Hips & Thighs – hockey yoga

Quick Release Hip & Back – part 1

Quick Release Hip & Back – part 2

Relax & Restore – hockey yoga