“Coach’s Corner” is an interview series conducted by Omegawave’s Customer Experience Manager, Tim Rusbasan. In this installment, Tim catches up with Jim Snider, a Strength and Conditioning Coach for men’s and women’s hockey at the University of Wisconsin and operator of the Neuro Explosion performance facility in Madison, WI. Tim Rusbasan: What training or performance issues did you originally … Read more
The past two years, Meghan Duggan did it all. After serving as team captain for the 2014 US Olympic team, the two-time Olympian helped lead the Buffalo Beauts to a second place finish in the 2015 season of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL). She applied her years of leadership and elite ice hockey experience … Read more
“Think about it,” says Jim Snider, the head strength and conditioning coach for the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams at the University of Wisconsin. “Guys are standing on an eighth of an inch of steel, they’ve got weapons in their hands, and they move at velocities and speeds faster than Usain Bolt. And then … Read more
Juggling multiple commitments is nothing new for Minttu Tuominen — while rising to her position as an alternate captain on the women’s ice hockey team for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Tuominen also maintained a key role on the Finnish national team that took home Olympic bronze in 2010. Tuominen graduated in 2013 — one of … Read more