Static stretching is an important part of any training program to help improve or maintain elasticity in muscles and range of motion around the joints.  Depending on the sport you play, some stretching might be more important than others.  In other words your post-workout stretching circuit might be different depending on what sport you play.

Hockey players, for example, usually have pretty stiff hip flexors (especially the TFL), posterior hip muscles (glutes, piriformis, etc), and posterior neck muscles due to the way they skate.  These will be areas that you’ll want to focus on in their stretching circuit.

Here is the post-workout stretching circuit that we use at Endeavor with most of our hockey players at the end of every session:

1. Lateral Hamstring w/ Band

2. Prone Glute

3. Lying Knee-to-Knee

4. Rectus Femoris w/ Internal Rotation

5. 90 Degree Pec

6. Cross-Body Lat

7. Diagonal Neck

Notice how their is no groin, or adductor stretches.  The reason is that it’s an area that hockey players are already overly flexible in.  In fact, they need a little more tightness in the groin/adductors area, and more tissue elasticity in the posterior hip muscles.

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