Hockey coaches and scouts put players through combine workouts to see which athletes are the fastest and strongest in order to select teams for the year. Good strength coaches put players through combine workouts to see where an athlete needs to improve so that they can make the team next year and every year after that. The Okanagan Peak Performance Inc hockey combine was put together using the latest and greatest information out there in regards to what is most important for success on the ice where it matters the most. Here is a quick look at some of the things that we do at our combine that helps set us apart and gives you as the athlete the most information that you need going forward in order to achieve your hockey goals. 1 – Biological Age vs. Chronological Age Looking at height and weight is important information but it is only a small part of the information that we need to help train an athlete towards reaching their potential. This is especially true for a young athlete who might be 15 years old but they could be anywhere between 12 to 18 years from a developmental or biological stand point. The way to properly train a 12, 15 or an 18 year old athlete differs drastically and without any knowledge of how old an athlete is from a developmental point of view players are often forced to adapt to the training program when it should be the program that adapts to the athlete. [caption id="attachment_4170" align="aligncenter" width="258"] These players are all the same "age" but            should they train the same way? 2 – Injury Screening This part of the combine is absolutely vital and is not done with traditional combines. We put our athletes through...