Feature Team of the Week: Women's Hockey

Feature Team of the Week:


WOMEN'S HOCKEY

1. What BUCS League do you compete in?
    
 We compete in the Northern 1A

   

2. What is your training schedule?

We have S&C on Monday mornings as well as a pitch training session in the evening. We also have S&C on Friday's. Tuesday's and Thursday's are free to do individual recovery sessions. 


3. When are games?

Games are every Wednesday  

3. What kind of training do you do in S&C? 

We spend about 15 minutes at the start of the session doing prehab and dynamic stretching all together. Our programmes are usually 4 weeks and our current programme focuses on strength and power.

4. How do you feel S&C has helped you develop as athletes?

S&C has developed the team in various physical aspects. Everyone has gained strength and speed as a result of training meaning that this has allowed us to perform to a higher standard in games. Team S&C sessions have strengthened the cohesion within the group as everyone is encouraging each other to improve off the field and most importantly, enjoying it. 

    

Andrew Langford, the Lead S&C Coach for Women's Hockey says:

The Women’s Hockey team has been one of our flagship programmes for the past 4 years. They were one of the first teams to fully commit to making S&C an integral part of what they do. During this time they have seen a number of promotions in BUCS and have really progressed as a club. They now have 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th team sessions as well which demonstrates the benefit across the entire performance pathway.

 This is session 1 from the most recent programme for the Women’s Hockey 1^st Team. This is the 5^th cycle of the current season and we are starting to incorporate some more aspects of power expression. The girls have done a great job this year and we have seen some excellent improvements in strength and quality of movement. We’ve also had a really low injury rate, which is testament to their commitment to the programme.