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Stride Athletics High Performance Hockey Programs
At Stride Athletics, we’ve built a hockey development program for athletes who are serious about their growth. Our mission is simple: to prepare players to succeed at the highest levels of hockey physically, mentally, and competitively.
Unlike traditional development programs, entry is selective ensuring that every player who steps into Stride Athletics is motivated, disciplined, and ready to work.
This creates an environment where serious hockey players train alongside each other no shortcuts, no passengers, just progress.
ONLY DEDICATED PLAYERS NEED APPLY
WHY CHOOSE STRIDE ATHLETICS
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Exclusive Entry → Ensuring a competitive, committed culture. Only athletes who meet our standards are accepted.
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Elite Training → A proven system that blends on-ice skill development, off-ice performance training, and mental preparation.
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Individual Attention → Small-group sessions designed to maximize reps, feedback, and accountability.
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Instruction → From world class experienced, Strength & Conditioning and On-ice Coaches.
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Atmosphere → Competitive and supportive environment that maximizes results.
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On-Ice Skill Development → Technical precision, hockey IQ, and game-speed execution.
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Off-Ice Performance Training → Strength, explosiveness, speed, agility, and conditioning built for hockey.
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Mental Edge Training → Resilience, discipline, and focus under pressure.
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Nutritional Guidance → Nutrition Plan, Game Day Fueling, Hydration Tips, Optimize Recovery
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Stride Athletics offers Spring and Summer Hockey Programs that cater to ELITE players ranging from U13 to Pro levels. Participants will be assigned to a group that best supports their individual development.
The Spring Program is constructed into phase 1 of a three phase periodized program. Players will focus their efforts on developing a foundation of strength, power, and speed
The Summer Program is designed to prepare elite players for the upcoming hockey season. In the summer program players will begin more advanced hockey specific training methods, as well as take to the ice to begin working on skating mechanics, speed, quickness, agility, puck skills, high intensity flow drills and scrimmages. Our summer program combines high intensity off ice hockey specific training and on-ice development.
On Ice Sessions
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Skill Development (Skating, Passing, Puck Control, Shooting & Scoring)
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High tempo full ice flow drills
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Learning to play on both sides of the puck (Offense & Defense)
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Defensive and Offensive zone play
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Game Situations
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Variety of different competitive drills and scrimmages
Training Sessions
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Strength & Power Development
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Energy System Development (aerobic, anaerobic)
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Flexibility & Core Stability
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Multi – Directional Movement (speed, agility, quickness)
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Explosiveness (power plyometrics)
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Player Fitness Evaluation (allows to track player progress and identify players strengths & weakness)
Nutritional Guidance
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Personalized Nutrition Plan (tailored support for athletes to enhance performance)
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One-on-One Consultation (receive personalized guidance and tools to succeed)
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Game Day Fueling (increased energy)
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Hydration Tips
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Optimize Recovery
WE DELIVER RESULTS
Results-Driven, our goal is simple to prepare players for the next level, whether that’s AAA, Junior, College, or beyond.
Participants in our elite programs experience significant improvements in strength, explosiveness, speed, agility, and overall conditioning.
Stride athletes consistently dominate and set records in fitness testing and evaluations at the highest levels, including the NHL Combine, NHL camps, and at both College and Junior levels. Year after year, we are committed to developing the best-conditioned hockey players in the world, and our players' results are a testament to that commitment.
WHO WE WORK WITH
We train hockey players who:
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Are committed to their craft and ready to put in the work inside and outside the rink.
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Want to compete at the highest level possible.
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Value discipline, accountability, teamwork and are coachable.
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Passionate about hockey and hungry to improve.
We are not for everyone. If you’re looking for casual training, this isn’t your program. But if you want to be challenged, pushed, and developed to your full potential you belong here.
HOW TO JOIN
Entry into Stride Athletics Hockey Programs is by application or invite.
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Spaces are limited and reserved for athletes ready to commit to excellence.
Chad Shiel
Owner of Stride Athletics
Chad has been a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and an On-ice Skill Development Coach since 2002. Chad has trained elite athletes from a variety of sports including many Canadian Olympic and Professional Athletes.
Chad has also worked with many teams as a Strength & Conditioning Coach. Over the past 20 plus years, Chad has been involved in hockey at the Junior A, Major Junior, College and Professional levels as a Player, Conditioning Coach, Scout, Coach and General Manager.
As a former hockey player, Chad played at the Junior A, Major Junior, and Professional levels.
Chad has owned and operated his own Athletic Training Facility since 2007.
Cole Reinhardt
Las Vegas Golden Knights NHL
I have been in Chad's program for the past 14 years. Over that time I have made great gains. He has help me be able to play at the highest level. Without him I would not be where I am at today.
Michael Young
Winnipeg Jets NHL
Chad has given me the off-ice training and on-ice development that has helped me reach my full potential.
Kirby Proctor
Omaha NCAA Div 1
Chad has been a huge part of my development over the years, he has always been willing to go above and beyond in order to help me reach my goals both on and off the ice. Personally, he has helped me build strength to compete at the highest level as well as create custom workouts to train and develop some weaknesses I had due to injury. He is always rooting for the guys he works with to succeed, and you can tell by the passion he runs his program with.
Zach Okabe
St. Cloud State
NCAA Div 1
I've been with Chad for years now. I can't thank him enough for the help he gives me every summer to make sure I'm ready for the upcoming season. Everyday, training comes with detail and a healthy environment for development.
