People. Principles. Process. Provisions with Matt Price

The High Performance Hockey Podcast

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Matt's experience in his first year with the LA Kings.

The 4 P’s you need in your department.

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Show Notes:

What's your playbook from the ice to the legacy you want to leave? In this episode, I have a fantastic conversation with friend and director of strength and performance science of the LA Kings, Matt Price. Matt shares his experience coming on to work with the LA Kings following their victory of winning the Stanley Cup in 2014, and what it was like implementing gold standards of KPI’s that hadn’t been taken seriously prior to him working with the team. Matt is truly a professional with a vision to leave the game better than he found it, and we get to pick his brain about his early years in the industry as well as the current landscape and the legacy he is working to leave as a coach and a father.

02:00 How did your education at University of Calgary shape you as an individual and sports scientist?

07:00 What are some big takeaways from your experience with the alpine skiing program?

10:40 The obsession with preventing ACL injuries.

12:30 What was your first year like working with the LA Kings?

16:20 Implementing and taking KPI’s seriously starting as simple as body weight.

21:00 How would you define a high performance model in the NHL? 25:15 The four P’s you need in your department.

30:20 How do you define success for the LA Kings in your sports performance model?

37:15 Is the perception of the program more important than the program itself?

41:20 What stones do you feel are yet to be uncovered in the sport?

46:00 Why athletes should return to skating as soon as possible.

53:30 Do you have a decision tree to check before returning to play?

59:00 How do you want to be remembered as a coach and a man?