WIRING up ELECTROLYTES
In hockey, the margins are razor thin. A single lapse in hydration can turn sharp decision‑making into hesitation, or explosive speed into heavy legs. Electrolytes aren’t just about quenching thirst — they’re the conductors of muscle firing, reaction time, and recovery. In the furnace of back‑to‑back games, when sweat loss is relentless, getting electrolytes right can be the difference between fading in the final quarter and finishing strong
ACTING on IMPULSE
Training Impulse (TRIMP) is a well-established metric used to quantify training load in athletes by assessing the intensity and duration of physical exertion. It integrates heart rate data into a formula that reflects an athlete's physiological response to training, facilitating effective monitoring and management of training loads. Dive in
INDOOR-OUTDOOR flow
Identifying and training for the differences in playing skills between indoor and field hockey is crucial for players and coaches to optimize performance in each variant of the sport. We explain. Photo: Anton Geyser, South African Sports Images