Kevin E.

Owner of Comeback Hockey
In hockey there is a strong belief in old practices of on ice training methods. Coaches tend to coach the way they were coached, relying on the same traditional, familiar training strategies. The game has evolved, it is not the same as it was a few years ago. The problem is most on ice training has not evolved. Majority of players are taught through this same method of repetition, resulting in a plateau in their game. Today’s game is a game of skill and speed. Where Comeback Hockey differs is combining repetition and progressive overload all while focusing on skills and speed in high traffic areas. This is a whole new method of learning that constantly challenges a player. Over time players at Comeback Hockey become more confident in their ability to combine the speed of skating with the accuracy of stick handling and puck control.

Coach Kevin or Coach “Em” as many call him grew up most of his life in Worcester, Ma. From day one his passion for hockey was like none other. He played his high school years at Saint John’s in Shrewsbury, Ma. His senior year he was elected captain and led the Pioneers to there first Super Eight appearance in over 15 years. Accumulating 100 points in two years at Saint John’s, Kevin was ready to enter and play college hockey as a true freshman. Coach Kevin had received a full scholarship to Northeastern University, unfortunately he did not get through NCAA’s academic clearing house. He decided to attend and play at Plattsburgh State, a top Division III program. This is a story coach now uses as a positive by spreading to his students stressing academics and the importance of striving to receive the best grades possible. Spreading this message Coach Kev hopes that if he maybe can just help one player in a positive way it can go a long way. Coach went on to play four years at Plattsburgh earning NCAA Rookie of the year as a true freshman. All four years he earned either NCAA first team honors or second team honors. His team was ranked #1 in the nation multiple times over four years as well as league championships, Primelink Tournamment Champions and NCAA tournament bid. Coach Kevin ended his career averaging just shy of 1 point per game. Upon graduating with a degree in Sports Managment, coach worked a few years to save enough money to start Comeback Hockey. He knew that there were no hockey schools teaching the game in an updated verision or doing it in an evolved way as the game has evolved immmensly. With the game evolving constantly, the way we coach should to. Unfortunately, coaching skills has not evolved at the rate that players need to be successful. That alone was enough to drive Coach Kevin to launch Comeback Hockey. Coach looks forward to working with players and developing them into great athletes but even better people.

The Comeback method is a system of learning. Physicals skills are best learned through hours of repetition. Theoretically this works because hockey is a game of muscle memory. However repetitive practices and muscle memory should not be the only systems used during learning. Executing a skill is specific to how it is learned. If a skill is learned in isolation it will be best executed in isolation. At Comeback hockey we believe this causes players to plateau. Therefor the comeback method is based on repetitive practice but more importantly applies the theory of “progressive overload.” To gain muscle memory and avoid “plateauing” the Comeback Method’s drills continue to challenge a player by combining or sequencing multiple skills in multiple different game specific environments. After learning the isolated skills, at Comeback Hockey it does not stop there. These skills are enhanced by combining skating, stick handling and puck control, in highly trafficked small areas, under pressure. This is the epitome of “progressive overload”. These skills are taught to and adopted by the players at Comeback hockey and are thus transferred into game play