I write about training, rehabilitation, player health and what happens when capable people see different parts of the same problem.
Longer reads on player development, player health and the work between specialists.
A knee moving inward tells us what happened, not necessarily why. Explore how foot, hip, VMO, trunk and shoulder mechanics interact with speed, jumping and player health—including women's hockey and soccer.
Read the articleWhy strong specialists still need somebody to lead the work between them.
How rep tempo changes the demands of a set and the weight you can use.
Good specialists still need someone responsible for the plan they share.
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Observations on training, leadership and the decisions staff make during the season.
What older research can still tell us about maintaining strength during the season and carrying it into the game.
Revisiting a widely cited groin-strength ratio, and why a test result needs context before it guides a player’s plan.
Hockey articles for coaches, performance staff and others working directly with players.
Why replacing missed minutes is not the same as giving a player the work he needs.
Why some staffs keep talking when the season becomes difficult and others stop.
One podcast, conversation or idea from outside the usual performance discussion. Shared every Sunday on LinkedIn.
Tim Gallwey and Michael Lewis on what changes when a coach gives the athlete room to learn.
Brené Brown on anxiety, overfunctioning and the calm a team needs from the people leading it.
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A knee moving inward tells us what happened, not necessarily why. Explore how foot, hip, VMO, trunk and shoulder mechanics interact with speed, jumping and player health—including women's hockey and soccer.
Why strong specialists still need somebody to lead the work between them.
How rep tempo changes the demands of a set and the weight you can use.
Good specialists still need someone responsible for the plan they share.
What older research can still tell us about maintaining strength during the season and carrying it into the game.
Revisiting a widely cited groin-strength ratio, and why a test result needs context before it guides a player’s plan.
Before adding more training, look at how players are responding to the work already planned.
Which physical qualities need attention during the season, and which can wait.
The question after practice can decide whether the season stays proactive or becomes a series of reactions.
What rink dimensions, ice quality and arena conditions can mean for player preparation and performance.
When departments each see part of the player, the player often carries the gap.
One standard does not mean every player needs the same road to get there.
A number is useful only when the staff knows what to do with it.
Off-season testing should explain the game, not only fill the sheet.
Turning off-season intent into a plan that can survive the first heavy weeks.
A rematch often starts with what to protect, what to sharpen and what to leave alone.
A method only becomes useful after the real constraint has been identified.
Why better off-ice numbers do not automatically produce more usable speed on the ice.
Mental qualities belong in the plan before pressure exposes them.
What gets lost when toughness closes the conversation instead of leading it.
Why one recovery answer can help one player and cost another.
Why replacing missed minutes is not the same as giving a player the work he needs.
Why some staffs keep talking when the season becomes difficult and others stop.
A good method at the wrong time is still the wrong answer.
Why hockey speed gets misread when testing, training and the game drift apart.
What 16-20-year-old players need before the off-season becomes a highlight reel.
Mental skills need to be trained before a difficult week, not discussed after one.
The case against treating one recovery tool as a roster-wide answer.
More expertise does not automatically create one joined-up performance system.
What recovery decisions require once one-size-fits-all has been left behind.
Why the person in front of you matters more than the type on the program.
What happens when staff are asked to speak honestly but leadership is not.
The human layer conventional performance planning often leaves outside the room.
What young players need before adult-style off-season programming makes sense.
A new season needs a plan that survives after the first burst of energy has gone.
What strong brands can teach sport about trust, consistency and being understood.
A number should open an investigation, not end one.
How one club standard can still leave room for what each player needs.
What the player experiences when departments hand decisions across the gaps.
Practical training, recovery and coaching work that usually stays in the hallway.
Tim Gallwey and Michael Lewis on what changes when a coach gives the athlete room to learn.
Brené Brown on anxiety, overfunctioning and the calm a team needs from the people leading it.
Sian Beilock on why taking more control under pressure can derail a skill that would otherwise run on autopilot.
Adidas, Puma and a falling-out that made every employee, and then a whole town, choose a side.
A Sunday thought on deciding what matters before the noise rewrites the week.
One conversation or idea worth carrying into the week.
A useful listen or thought from beyond the usual performance conversation.
A Sunday recommendation for coaches, leaders and curious people.
Something worth listening to before the week starts again.
A quiet Sunday note with one useful direction to follow.
One idea offered without turning Sunday into another working day.
A recommendation chosen for the question it opens, not the noise around it.
A short pause for an idea that may be useful later in the week.
A conversation or perspective that widened the frame.
One thing worth hearing, reading or thinking about this Sunday.
A Sunday recommendation for people who want to keep learning without making a show of it.
One podcast, conversation or idea Magnus wanted to pass on this Sunday.
A Sunday recommendation from outside the usual performance conversation.
Something worth listening to before the week starts again.
A short Sunday note for coaches and leaders.
One useful recommendation with the Sunday coffee.
Tell me what you are seeing in your club and what you would like to discuss. A few lines are enough.
The useful part is the pattern, not the private detail. What belongs to one club stays there.