Summary: In the 99th episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I chat with Devan McConnell. Devan is the Head Hockey Sports Performance Coach at University of Massachusetts Lowell. In this role, Devan is responsible for the oversight and development of all aspects of physical develop for the Ice Hockey team, including strength, speed, and power development, energy system development, nutrition, recovery and regeneration, physiological monitoring, sport science, technology integration, as well as coordination of analytics, long term athletic development, and tactical periodization. In this episode, Devan discusses using the concept of tactical periodization for ice hockey, physiological monitoring, and recovery and regeneration.
