I was referring to off-season. My bad.

Good info though.

If his stride is good I would spend majority of time focused on off ice training. Age appropriate stuff. Get as strong as you can in the off season, put on healthy muscle, create a strong core. Do these things along with spending money on at a couple good Skating clinics but speed will come from becoming a stronger athlete.

14 year old 8th grader. His plan leading up to next season.

Jan through March - Finish the season with as much rest as possible. Dont get sick. Pass classes.

April, May, early June - One Tournament (Good amount of local lacrosse). No on or off ice training. Eat a lot of food. Get more flexible and recover from a long season.

Early June through July - One local fun tourney. 6 week training program focused on strength. Eat a lot of food. Lots of relaxing at pool on downtime, but I believe he is suppose to gain as much weight as possible here.

August into September - Two good week long skating clinics but also does a training program from mid August through early September that I believe is focused on cardio, functional movements and balance. I believe diet during this period is strict. 45/30/25 macro. October is 60/20/20.

60/20/20 is insane.

Why?

I know hockey is more HIIT but cardio in the off-season can't hurt?

EDIT: sorry I just saw that 60/20/20 was referring to nutrition. Still, don't you want carbs considering how much energy they're burning?

No it is not lol. High Athletic Performance during a long season requires it.

Pretty sure I know what trainer your player goes to based off the breakdown. My oldest used them and had great results through high school and prep.

My son made great progress at Real Speed before high school and Paul Vincent during high school. I would recommend both.